Pleophylla harrisoni

Pleophylla harrisoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Pleophylla
Species:	P. harrisoni
Binomial name
Pleophylla harrisoni Ahrens, Beckett, Eberle & Fabrizi, 2017

Pleophylla harrisoni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in South Africa (Mpumalanga). ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.9–9 mm. The pronotum is unicoloured and has dense and thick erect setae. The elytra have dark spots and dense, erect dorsal pilosity. ^[3]

Etymology

The species is named after James du Guesclin Harrison. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pleophylla harrisoni 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 December 19, 2025.
3. Eberle, J.; Beckett, M.; Özgül-Siemund, A.; Frings, J.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2017). "Afromontane forests hide 19 new species of an ancient chafer lineage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): Pleophylla Erichson, 1847 – phylogeny and taxonomic". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 180 (2): 321–353. Retrieved December 19, 2025.