Omaloplia baraudi

Omaloplia baraudi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Omaloplia
Species:
O. baraudi
Binomial name
Omaloplia baraudi
(Galante, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Homaloplia baraudi Galante, 1985

Omaloplia baraudi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Iran and Turkey.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.1–8.3 mm. They have a slightly shiny to dull body. The odd-numbered intervals of the elytra are indistinct and sparsely hairy.[3]

Subspecies

  • Omaloplia baraudi baraudi (Iran, Turkey)
  • Omaloplia baraudi pontica Ádám, 1994 (Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Turkey)

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omaloplia (Omaloplia) baraudi 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 Rössner, E.; Ahrens, D. (2004). "Chorologie und Taxonomie der Gattung Omaloplia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". dissertation.de – Verlag Im Internet GmbH: 1–153. Retrieved January 13, 2026.