Ablaberoides tenellus

Ablaberoides tenellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Ablaberoides
Species:	A. tenellus
Binomial name
	Ablaberoides tenellus; (Fåhraeus, 1857)
Synonyms
	Triodonta tenellaFåhraeus, 1857 ; Trochalus pallidipennisBoheman, 1857 ;

Last updated February 12, 2026

Ablaberoides tenellus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) and Namibia.^[2]^[3]

Description

They are very similar to Ablaberoides testaceus , except that the anterior tibiae are bi- instead of tri-dentate outwardly. The elytra have a more or less distinct, infuscate outer marginal band, and in some specimens the prothorax has an apical sub-triangular aeneous patch. The shape, sculpture, and striation of the elytra are exactly as in A. testaceus and the antennae are also flavous.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablaberoides tenellus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 9, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ablaberoides tenellus at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Péringuey, L. (1904). "Descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera of South Africa (Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae)" (PDF). Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 13 (1): 1–293. Retrieved January 9, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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