Omaloplia erythroptera
| Omaloplia erythroptera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Omaloplia |
| Species: | O. erythroptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Omaloplia erythroptera Frivaldszky, 1835
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Omaloplia erythroptera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Crete, Hungary, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.2–8.7 mm. They have a black body. The upper surface is weakly to moderately shiny and distinctly hairy. The antennae are more or less yellowish-brown with a dark club, but often entirely black and sometimes entirely yellowish-brown.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omaloplia (Omaloplia) erythroptera 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.
- ^ 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.