Archeohomaloplia abbreviata

Archeohomaloplia abbreviata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Archeohomaloplia
Species:	A. abbreviata
Binomial name
	Archeohomaloplia abbreviata; (Fairmaire, 1897)
Synonyms
	Homaloplia abbreviataFairmaire, 1897 ; Archeohomaloplia potaniniNikolajev, 1982 ;

Last updated November 19, 2025

Archeohomaloplia abbreviata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Sichuan).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.3 mm. They have a black, oblong body. The antennae are black, the dorsal surface is shiny and the elytra are very sparsely setose.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Archeohomaloplia abbreviata 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.
1 2 Ahrens, Dirk (2011). "A revision of the genus Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 117–138. Retrieved November 17, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

This Melolonthinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Archeohomaloplia abbreviata 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 Ahrens, Dirk (2011). "A revision of the genus Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 117–138. Retrieved November 17, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[1]

[2]

[3]