Omaloplia ruricola

Omaloplia ruricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Omaloplia
Species:	O. ruricola
Binomial name
	Omaloplia ruricola; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Melolontha ruricola Fabricius, 1775 ; Homaloplia svanetica Medvedev & Dzambazishvili, 1973 ; Homaloplia marginata atrata Baraud, 1965 ; Homaloplia nicolasi tergestina Baraud, 1965 ; Homaloplia arnoldii Medvedev, 1952 ; Homaloplia kiritshenkoi Medvedev, 1952 ; Homaloplia marginata nigra Mikšić, 1949 ; Homaloplia fritschi Reitter, 1905 ; Homaloplia populi Gistel, 1857 ; Homaloplia pruinosa Küster, 1849 ; Brachyphylla ruricola disca Mulsant, 1842 ; Brachyphylla ruricola immarginata Mulsant, 1842 ; Brachyphylla ruricola obscura Mulsant, 1842 ; Scarabaeus atratus Fourcroy, 1785 ; Melolontha floricola Laicharting, 1781 ; Melolontha humeralis Fabricius, 1775 ; Scarabaeus marginatus Fuessly, 1775 ; Homaloplia nicolasi Baraud, 1965 ; Homaloplia epirota Baraud, 1965 ;

Omaloplia ruricola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crimea, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.1-7.8 mm. The body and legs are black. The upper surface is slightly shiny. The antennae are yellowish-brown with a dark club, or (rarely) entirely yellowish-brown. The hairs are either light or dark.^[3]

Subspecies

Omaloplia ruricola ruricola (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crimea, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine)
Omaloplia ruricola nicolasi (Baraud, 1965) (Albania, France, Italy)

References

^ BioLib
^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola 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.

[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omaloplia (Omaloplia) ruricola 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.

[:2-3] 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.

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