Omaloplia cerrutii

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Omaloplia cerrutii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Omaloplia
Species:
O. cerrutii
Binomial name
Omaloplia cerrutii
(Sabatinelli, 1977)
Synonyms
  • Homaloplia cerrutiiSabatinelli, 1977

Omaloplia cerrutii is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.4-7.9 mm. [4] They have an oval body with light pubescence. The head and prothorax are black, while the elytra are light brownish. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Marcello Cerruti. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omaloplia (Omaloplia) cerrutii 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 January 13, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Sabatinelli, G. (1977). "Tre nuovi Sericini di Greca e Turchia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae)" (PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica. 13: 107–118. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
  4. ↑ Rössner, E.; Ahrens, D. (2004). "Chorologie und Taxonomie der Gattung Omaloplia (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericini)". dissertation.de - Verlag Im Internet GmbH: 1–153. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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