Anomalophylla qinlingensis

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.3 mm. They have an oblong body. The legs are black. The dorsal surface is dull, with long, dense, erect setae on the head and pronotum. The hairs on the elytra are sparse. All hairs are brown. [3]

Etymology

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

References

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