Somalibia sternalis

{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | genus= Somalibia | species = sternalis | authority = Schein, 1956 | synonyms = }} '''''Somalibia sternalis''''' is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.<ref>[https://www.gbif.org/species/1077999 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]</ref> It is found in Somalia.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last= Schoolmeesters|first= P.|date= 2025|title= ''Somalibia sternalis'' at Catalogue of Life|url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4Y8D7|website= World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16).|location= Amsterdam, Netherlands|publisher= Catalogue of Life Foundation|access-date=May 16, 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Description == Adults reach a length of about {{cvt|9-10|mm}}. They are glossy black, with reddish-brown elytra and yellowish-white marginal bands on the pronotum and elytra, which are often broken up into spots and always extend a branch towards the middle of the suture.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal|last1=Schein|first1=H.|date= 1956|title= Neue Cetoniden Trichiiden und Valgiden aus dem Coryndon Museum Nairobi (Coleoptera: Lamellicornia).|url= https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.1956.tb01078.x|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society Londen|volume=25|issue=11-12|pages= 191-199.|access-date= May 16, 2026}}</ref>

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Category:Beetles described in 1956 Category:Beetles of Somalia Category:Taxa named by Hans Schein Category:Somalibia