Anomalophylla dongchuanensis
| Anomalophylla dongchuanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anomalophylla |
| Species: | A. dongchuanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomalophylla dongchuanensis Ahrens, 2005
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Anomalophylla dongchuanensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.3–6.7 mm. They have an oblong body. The dorsal surface and legs are brown, the antennae are yellow and the pronotum, apex of the elytra and ventral surface are black. The dorsal surface is dull with long, dense, erect setae on the head and pronotum. The hairs on the elytra sparse. The hairs on the head, pronotum and elytra are all yellow.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Dongchuan.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anomalophylla dongchuanensis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2005). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Anomalophylla Reitter, 1887 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 1076: 1–62. Retrieved December 10, 2025.