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Scelophysa trimeni
''Scelophysa trimeni'', commonly known as the blue monkey beetle, is a species of scarab beetles in the monkey beetle subfamily Rutelinae. It is found exclusively in South Africa, particularly the Namaqualand region. As with other monkey beetles, blue monkey beetles have characteristically moveable and unequally sized tarsal claws, particularly on the strong hind legs of the males. Males of the species are covered in minute sky-blue scales while the scales of the females are sienna brown. Blue monkey beetles are important pollinators of the Namaqualand region, especially for ''Mesembryanthemum'' and some daisy species, on which they primarily feed.
==Taxonomy==
''Scelophysa trimeni'' is classified under the genus ''Scelophysa'' in the tribe Hopliini of the subfamily Rutelinae in the scarab beetle family Scarabaeidae. It was first described in 1885 by Louis Péringuey, a noted French entomologist who was director of the South African Museum for eighteen years. He published his description of the species in the journal of the South African Philosophical Society (now the Royal Society of South Africa). Roland Trimen, another notable entomologist, was a contemporary of Péringuey, preceding him as director of the museum, and it is presumed that the specific epithet ''trimeni'' is in honour of Trimen. This may be confirmed by the text of Péringuey's paper, which is not accessible at present.〔〔
In 1895, Czech entomologist Anton Franz Nonfried published a description of a new species he called ''Scelophysa ornatissima'' in the journal ''Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift'' (now ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift''). It was later determined to be the same species as ''S. trimeni'' and ''S. ornatissima'' became a synonym.〔
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