Anomalophylla ganhaiziensis

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Anomalophylla ganhaiziensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Anomalophylla
Species:
A. ganhaiziensis
Binomial name
Anomalophylla ganhaiziensis
Ahrens, 2005

Anomalophylla ganhaiziensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Yunnan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.1 mm. They have a black, oblong body. The elytra are mostly dark brown, but the anterior one-third is reddish-brown. The dorsal surface is dull and there are long, dense, erect setae on the head and pronotum. The hairs on the elytra sparse. The hairs on the head and anterior pronotum are black, while those on the elytra are yellowish brown. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Ganhaizi. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anomalophylla ganhaiziensis 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.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, D. (2005). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Anomalophylla Reitter, 1887 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini)". Zootaxa. 1076: 1–62. Retrieved December 10, 2025.