Pleophylla navicularis

Pleophylla navicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Pleophylla
Species:	P. navicularis
Binomial name
	Pleophylla navicularis; Burmeister, 1855

Last updated December 26, 2025

Pleophylla navicularis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in South Africa (Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 13 mm. The pronotum is unicoloured and has dense and thick erect setae. The elytra have dark spots and dense, erect dorsal pilosity.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pleophylla navicularis 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.
1 2 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.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pleophylla navicularis 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 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.

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