Diplognatha gagates
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Diplognatha gagates Forster, 1771 (3232045262).jpg
| image_caption =
| genus = Diplognatha
| species = gagates
| authority = Forster, 1771
| synonyms =
- Scarabaeus carbonaria De Geer, 1774
- Scarabaeus gagates Forster, 1771
}}
Diplognatha gagates is a species of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae.{{cite web|title=Encyclopedia of Life|url=http://eol.org/pages/234443/overview/Encyclopedia/of/Life|website=eol.org|accessdate=16 December 2016}}
Description
Diplognatha gagates can reach a length of about {{convert|16|-|32|mm}}.{{cite web|title=Universal Biological Indexer|url=http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=677818UniversalBiologicalIndexer|website=ubio.org|accessdate=16 December 2016}} The thorax is very convex. The surface is shining black or reddish. Larvae feed on bird droppings. Young adults are usually reddish brown and feed on flowers, fruits and sap.
Distribution
This species is widespread in almost all African countries south of the Sahara.
Subspecies
- Diplognatha gagates holoserica Bainbridge, 1842 (West Africa, Mali, Sénégal, Burkina Faso, Nigeria)
- Diplognatha gagates silicea MacLeay, 1838 (Namibia, Republic of South Africa, Mozambique)
Scarabaeidae - Diplognatha gagates.JPG|Diplognatha gagates from Guinea-Bissau
File:Scarabaeidae - Diplognatha gagates silicea.JPG|Diplognatha gagates silicea, from Uganda
File:Diplognatha silicea MacLeay, 1838 (3919908664).jpg|Diplognatha gagates silicea
References
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- [http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=3984650 Organism Names]
- Mike Picker,Charles Griffiths,Alan Weaving [https://books.google.com/books?id=s4ke5JwbTI0C&dq=diplognatha+gagates&pg=PA204 - Field guide to insects of South Africa]
External links
- [http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/details/species/id/7723864 Catalogue of Life]
- [http://beetlespace.wz.cz/e_Diplognatha_gagates.html Beetlespace]
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Category:Beetles described in 1771
Category:Taxa named by Johann Reinhold Forster
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