Atrichelaphinis sternalis

Atrichelaphinis sternalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Atrichelaphinis
Species:	A. sternalis
Binomial name
	Atrichelaphinis sternalis; (Moser, 1914)
Synonyms
	Anelaphinis sternalis Moser, 1914;

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.1–13.7 mm (0.48–0.54 in) for males and 12.9–13.5 mm (0.51–0.53 in) for females. The gound colour ranges from brown orange to brown red, with green marks more or less developed, at times covering the whole dorsal surface with the exception of a few areas of ground colour. They are velutinous, with metallic reflections as in Atrichelaphinis simillima. The tomentum and pilosity are well developed and with almost the same distribution as in simillima.^[3]

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Atrichelaphinis (Eugeaphinis) sternalis 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) sternalis 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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