Amblymelanoplia cornuta
| Amblymelanoplia cornuta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Amblymelanoplia |
| Species: | A. cornuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblymelanoplia cornuta Dombrow, 2002
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Amblymelanoplia cornuta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in South Africa (Western Cape).[2] The habitat consists of Boland Granite Fynbos.[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.1 mm (0.40 in). They are mostly dull black, with some legs reddish-black and some dark red-brown. The clypeus and the head have black setae. The pronotum has brown setae, some white scales at the posterior margin and black setae on the lateral and anterior margins. The elytra have brown setae and some white scales at the anterior margin.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amblymelanoplia cornuta at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
- ^ a b Dombrow, H. E.; Colville, J. F.; Bowie, R. C. K. (2022). "Review of the genus Amblymelanoplia Dombrow, 2002 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Hopliini) with the description of ninety-three new species from South Africa and observations on its biogeography and phylogeny". Zootaxa. 5163 (1): 1–278. Retrieved March 2, 2026.