Blebea is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Blebea elongata, which is found on the Comores.[2][3]
| Blebea elongata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Blebea Lacroix, 1994 |
| Species: | B. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Blebea elongata Lacroix, 1994 | |
Description
editAdults reach a length of about 6 mm. They have a slightly elongated, oval body. The upper surface is dark brown. The clypeus are short, rounded at the sides, with a straight anterior margin and rather irregular punctation, identical to that of the frons. The pronotum has rather dense punctation. The elytra have pronounced striae and the interstriae are wide and punctate.[3]
References
edit- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Blebea elongata 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 February 15, 2026.
- 1 2 Lacroix, M. (1994). "Les Sericinae de l'archipel des Comores (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 99 (1): 129–133. Retrieved February 15, 2026.