Anomalophylla hispidulosa

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.7–7 mm. They have a black, oblong body. The dorsal surface is dull and has long, dense, erect setae. The hairs are black, but the setae on the elytra and sometimes those on the pronotum are white at the base. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin hispidulosus (meaning setose). [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anomalophylla hispidulosa 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.