Discopeltis variabilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.Global Biodiversity Information Facility It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Description Adults reach a length of about . It is highly variable species. They have a glossy head, and a dull tomentose upper surface. The head is mostly wrinkled and punctate, black with a reddish-brown clypeus. The pronotum is black and decorated with greenish-white dots, the number of which is highly variable. The scutellum is uniformly black or green-bordered. The elytra are black with a yellowish-brown longitudinal band on the disc, which is divided into two parts by a common black transverse band behind the middle. Along the margin of each elytron are three green, pearly iridescent spots. The black pygidium has a heart-shaped, reddish-brown spot in the center and four greenish-white punctures in a transverse row, which are sometimes absent. The shiny underside is black, with the exception of the last reddish-brown abdominal segment, sparsely punctate, and covered with whitish setae.
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