Archeohomaloplia xiajuan
| Archeohomaloplia xiajuan | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Archeohomaloplia |
| Species: | A. xiajuan
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| Binomial name | |
| Archeohomaloplia xiajuan Ahrens, 2023
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Archeohomaloplia xiajuan 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 4.9 mm. They have a black, oblong body. The antennae are black and the dorsal surface is shiny, with sparse and evenly spaced long, erect setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named according to its occurrence near Xiajuan.[3]
References
- ^ "Archeohomaloplia xiajuan | BioLib.cz".
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Archeohomaloplia xiajuan 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 November 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ahrens, Dirk (2023). "Two new species of Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982 from China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 72 (1): 55–61. Retrieved November 17, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.