Anomalophylla obscuripennis
| Anomalophylla obscuripennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anomalophylla |
| Species: | A. obscuripennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomalophylla obscuripennis Ahrens, 2005
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Anomalophylla obscuripennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Sichuan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.3–7.1 mm. They have a black, oblong body. The dorsal surface is dull with long, dense, erect setae. The hairs are mostly black, but the setae on the elytra and sometimes also on the pronotum are white.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin obscurus (meaning dark) and penna (meaning wing).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anomalophylla obscuripennis 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 December 10, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, D. (2005). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Anomalophylla Reitter, 1887 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 1076: 1–62. Retrieved December 10, 2025.