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Amblymelanoplia wittmeri

Amblymelanoplia wittmeri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Western Cape). The habitat consists of Peninsula Granite Fynbos.

Description

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

Life history

The recorded host plant is Berkheya armata.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Walter Wittmer, the former chief curator of the Coleoptera section of the Natural History Museum Basel.

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