Xiphoscelis lenxuba, the Winterberg bladeleg chafer, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa (Eastern Cape).
Description Adults reach a length of about . They are dull and dark brown on the dorsal surface, but glossy black on the ventral surface. There are golden-brown setae on the body and legs and the pronotum sometimes has cretaceous marks.
Life history They have been recorded from areas with short vegetation, dominated mainly by Euphorbia bothae.
Etymology The species name is derived from the Xhosa name for the Great Fish River, where the species was first found.
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