Anomalophylla huashanica

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

Anomalophylla huashanica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.4–6.7 mm. They have an oblong body. The legs are black and the elytra and one basomedial and two lateral spots on the pronotum are reddish brown. The dorsal surface is dull. There are long, dense, erect, brown setae on the head and pronotum. The hairs on the elytra are sparse and brown. [3]

Etymology

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

References

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