Leribe vesca


Leribe is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Leribe vesca, which is found in South Africa.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are black and shining, with the elytra and legs piceous-black. The head is deeply and somewhat coarsely punctured. The prothorax is fringed laterally
with setae and covered with deep, somewhat closely set punctures. The elytra are deeply and coarsely seriato-punctate, faintly
bi- or tri-costulate in the dorsal part and glabrous.