Eriopeltastes ornatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.Global Biodiversity Information Facility It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal). It occurs in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, at altitudes ranging from approximately 1460 to 1664 meters and in humid grassland habitats in the proximity of wetlands or streams.
Description Adults reach a length of about for males and for females. They have a black body. The elytra are light brown, with the sutural margins black and a black band continuing around posterior margin of elytral disk crossing the apical umbone and extending anteriorly about half the length of elytra.
Etymology The species is named after the prominent J-shaped black band it exhibits on the sutural margin and on the apical raised part of the costal disc of each elytron.
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