Archeohomaloplia safraneki

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Archeohomaloplia safraneki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Archeohomaloplia
Species:
A. safraneki
Binomial name
Archeohomaloplia safraneki
Ahrens, 2011

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.1–6.3 mm. They have a black, oblong body. The antennae are brown and the tarsi are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is shiny and almost glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors, Ondřej Šafránek. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Archeohomaloplia safraneki 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ahrens, Dirk (2011). "A revision of the genus Archeohomaloplia Nikolajev, 1982 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)" (PDF). Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 60 (2): 117–138. Retrieved November 19, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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