Atrichelaphinis simillima

Atrichelaphinis simillima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Atrichelaphinis
Species:	A. simillima
Binomial name
	Atrichelaphinis simillima; (Ancey, 1883)
Synonyms
	Elaphinis simillima Ancey, 1883;

Atrichelaphinis simillima is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Ethiopia.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.4–13.4 mm (0.37–0.53 in) for males and 10.3–14.8 mm (0.41–0.58 in) for females. They are ligth brown, velutinous to shiny with dark markings never covering the whole surface, and always with lighter areas present.^[3]

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) simillima 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
1 2 Rojkoff, S.; Perissinotto, R. (2015). "Review of the genera Anelaphinis Kolbe, 1892 and Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1898 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)". ZooKeys. 482: 91-142. Retrieved May 18, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] Global Biodiversity Information Facility

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) simillima 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 18, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Rojkoff, S.; Perissinotto, R. (2015). "Review of the genera Anelaphinis Kolbe, 1892 and Atrichelaphinis Kraatz, 1898 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)". ZooKeys. 482: 91-142. Retrieved May 18, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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