Omaloplia mutilata

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Omaloplia mutilata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Omaloplia
Species:
O. mutilata
Binomial name
Omaloplia mutilata
(Fairmaire, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Homaloplia mutilataFairmaire, 1892
  • Homaloplia corpulentaSahlberg, 1908

Omaloplia mutilata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Turkey. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5-8.3 mm. The body, legs and elytra are black and moderately shiny. The elytra, pygidium and underside are inconspicuously and extremely short-haired. [3]

References

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