Popillia bipunctata
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| image = Scarabaeidae - Popillia bipunctata.JPG
| image_caption = Popillia bipunctata from Mozambique
| taxon = Popillia bipunctata
| authority = Fabricius, 1787
| synonyms =
- Popillia apicalis Kraatz, 1892
- Popillia limbata Boheman, 1857
- Scarabaeus punctulatus Linnaeus, 1790
[http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2014/details/species/id/17047808 Catalogue of life]
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Popillia bipunctata , the yellow shining leaf chafer,[http://www.ispotnature.org/node/583038 Ispotnature] is a species of scarab beetle.
Description
Body length 14 mm, smooth and elongate in shape with quite stout black legs. Pronotum is shining black, while elytra are orange.
Distribution
This species has an afrotropical distribution range (East Africa, Ethiopia, Cape, Congo).
References
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- Fabricius J.C. (1787) Mantissa insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Tom.I, Christ.Gottl.Proft., Hafniae :1-348
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Category:Beetles described in 1787
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