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Amblymelanoplia albolineata

Amblymelanoplia albolineata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape). The habitat consists of South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos.

Description

Adults reach a length of about . They are mostly dull black. The clypeus and the head have black setae. The pronotum has pale-brown setae, as well as some white scales at the posterior margin and red-brown setae on the lateral and anterior margins. The elytra have pale-brown and brown setae and some white scales at the anterior margin.

Etymology

The species name is derived from albo (meaning white) and linea (meaning strip) and refers to the white squamose stripes of the ventrites.

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