Melolontha insulana
| Melolontha insulana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Melolontha |
| Species: | M. insulana
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| Binomial name | |
| Melolontha insulana (Moser, 1918)
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Melolontha insulana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan and possibly on the Korean Peninsula.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 30 mm. The upper surface is brown and densely covered with grey or yellowish, bristle-like hairs. The underside is black or blackish-brown. The head is punctate and the pronotum, elytra and pygidium are densely and finely punctate, while the scutellum is sparsely punctate. Each elytron has three ribs. The middle of the thorax is extensive, while its sides are densely covered with grey hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Melolontha insulana 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 19, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1918). "Neue Melolonthiden aus der Sammlung des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (Col.)" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 79: 209–247. Retrieved January 19, 2026.