“…Later (Sweeney, 1967) added that ‘ Few published papers deal with the morphology and taxonomy of larval Scarabaeoidea in southern Africa, and the larvae of many species are undescribed’ . However, recent taxonomic work by Ahrens (2007 a , b ), Conlong & Mugalula (2003), Dittrich-Schröder et al (2009), Goble et al (2012) and Harrison (2004, 2009, 2014 a , b , this review) is a positive advancement in melolonthine research in the Region.…”