Omaloplia polita
| Omaloplia polita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Omaloplia |
| Species: | O. polita
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| Binomial name | |
| Omaloplia polita (Baraud, 1965)
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Omaloplia polita is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Greece.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7-7.5 mm. The head, pronotum and scutellum are shiny black, while the elytra are yellowish-brown with a shiny and transparent suture and sides. The antennae (except for the club), palps, tarsi and sometimes anterior tibiae are yellowish-brown or reddish and the hairs are entirely yellow.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omaloplia (Omaloplia) polita 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 Baraud, J. (1965). "Révision du genre Homaloplia Stephens (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae)". Atti Della Società Italiana Di Scienze Naturali E Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale Di Milano. 104 (4): 393–448. Retrieved January 13, 2026.