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Stripsipher werneri
Stripsipher werneri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).
From the article Stripsipher werneri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.2–10.9 mm (0.36–0.43 in) for males and 11.2–12.2 mm (0.44–0.48 in) for females. The head is dark metallic green, with the clypeus black, the antennae brown and the frons covered by long, yellowish hairs. The pronotum is also dark metallic green, but also glabrous and shining. The elytra are glabrous, shining and yellowish, with the suture and the outer margin black.
In human culture
The species is dedicated to Karl Werner, who collected the specimens.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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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 691671.