Stripsipher superbus

{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | genus= Stripsipher | species = superbus | authority = Ricchiardi, Perissinotto & Clennell, 2008 | synonyms = }} ''''' Stripsipher superbus''''' is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.<ref>[https://www.gbif.org/species/1077963 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]</ref> It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal).<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last= Schoolmeesters|first= P.|date= 2025|title= ''Stripsipher superbus'' at Catalogue of Life|url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/532FW|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 12, 2026}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Description == Adults reach a length of about {{cvt|12.7-14.2|mm}}. The head is black with testaceous antennae. The pronotum is black and shiny, with the sides covered by a large strip of yellowish tomentum and with a second yellowish tomentum strip parallel to side strip, as well as a yellowish tomentum spot. The elytra are glabrous and orange, with the posterior third black.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal|last1=Ricchiardi|first1=E.|last2=Perissinotto|first2=R.|last3=Clennell|first3=L.|date= 2008|title= Taxonomic revision of the South African genus Stripsipher, with description of four new species (Coleoptera Cetoniidae).|url= https://archive.org/details/bollettinodellav140socib/page/155/mode/1up|journal=Bollettino Della Società Entomologica Italiana|volume=140|issue=3|pages= 155-178|access-date= May 12, 2026}}</ref>

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Category:Beetles described in 2008 Category:Beetles of South Africa Category:Trichiini