Abstract
The unique occurrence of a complex of true scarabs with orange elytra in the Namib Desert is explained through speed mimicry. Alate species are argued to converge to orange elytra to distinguish themselves from the predominantly black and apterous diurnal beetles in the area in a Mullerian system, while one apterous scarab joins this complex with Batesian mimicry. An explanation is offered for the parallel occurrence of orange elytra prior to their selection for aposematic and mimetic advantage.
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