Omaloplia lonae

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Omaloplia lonae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Omaloplia
Species:
O. lonae
Binomial name
Omaloplia lonae
(Schatzmayr, 1923)
Synonyms
  • Homaloplia lonaeSchatzmayr, 1923

Omaloplia lonae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Albania, Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8-8.4 mm. They are very similar to Omaloplia nigromarginata , but the lateral margin of the elytra is strongly S-shaped, the colour of the elytra is sometimes black and the hairs on the elytra may be light or dark, while they are always light in O. nigromarginata. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omaloplia (Omaloplia) lonae 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 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.