Mimela inoei

Mimela inoei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Mimela
Species:
M. inoei
Binomial name
Mimela inoei
Nomura, 1967

Mimela inoei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshu).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12.5-17 mm. They are very similar to Mimela flavilabris, but the frons lacks the hair or bristle near eyes, the median longitudinal groove of the pronotum is generally deeper and the punctures on the elytra are a little larger and the striae are deeper and alternate intervals more convex. Furthermore, the male genitalia are quite different..[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mimela inoei 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 13, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Nomura, S. (1967). "Some new and remarkable species of the Coleoptera from Japan and its adjacent regions II". The Entomological Review of Japan. 19 (2): 52–62. Retrieved January 13, 2026.