Monkey Beetle.

• Catalog No: 1066
• Family: Trichiini
• From: Helderberg Mountain. Somerset West. Cape
• Size: 9 mm

Caught flying on a hot day, and it landed at the base of an aloe. There was a harvester ants nest about 10 cm from where it landed on the ground. I have lived in this area now for over 20 years, and this is the first one I have seen.