Brahmina monticola

Brahmina monticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Brahmina
Species:
B. monticola
Binomial name
Brahmina monticola
Kobayashi, 1993

Brahmina monticola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.5–15.5 mm. They have a dark reddish brown to reddish brown, elongate, shining body, with the pronotum darker (and sometimes with light brown sides. The head is blackish brown and the ventral surface is light yellowish brown. The antennae are light brown. The clypeus, anterior and lateral margins of the pronotum, sides of the elytra and posterior margin of the pygidium have scattered long hairs.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Brahmina (Brahmina) monticola 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 January 14, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Kobayashi, H. (1993). "Some new Sericid and Melolonthid beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Central Taiwan" (PDF). Elytra. 21 (1): 67–75. Retrieved January 14, 2026.