Anomalophylla plagipennis
| Anomalophylla plagipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anomalophylla |
| Species: | A. plagipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anomalophylla plagipennis Ahrens, 2005
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Anomalophylla plagipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.8 mm. They have a black, oblong body. The legs and elytra are reddish brown, the latter with the apical half, sutural and lateral intervals black. The dorsal surface is dull, with long, dense, erect setae on the head and pronotum. The hairs on the elytra are moderately dense. All hairs are yellowish brown.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin plaga (meaning stain) and penna (meaning wing).[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anomalophylla plagipennis 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.