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Sparrmannia obscura
Sparrmannia obscura is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Transvaal, KwaZulu-Natal).
From the article Sparrmannia obscura on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 15–21 mm. The pronotum has long yellowish setae. The elytra are dark yellowish-brown to pale reddish-brown, with the surface deeply, irregularly punctate. The pygidium is yellowish-brown, with scattered setigerous punctures, as well as long, yellowish, erect setae.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 690390.