Euphoresia maculipennis
| Euphoresia maculipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphoresia |
| Species: | E. maculipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Euphoresia maculipennis (Quedenfeldt, 1884)
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Euphoresia maculipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Angola.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6 mm. They have an egg-shaped body. The head is coppery at the front, strongly punctate, with a narrow, evenly upturned margin, scarcely indented at the front. The back of the head is green, less glossy and finely sparsely punctate. The pronotum is green, but yellowish-red at the lateral and posterior margins, somewhat iridescent and widely punctate. Each puncture has a very small yellowish scale. The scutellum is densely scaled except along the median line. The elytra are yellowish-red, with a slight iridescence, either uniformly coloured or with elongated dark green spots on the convex intervals, sparsely punctate with scales. The underside is blackish-green, dull and densely and finely punctate. The scales within the punctures are very small.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Euphoresia maculipennis 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 February 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.