Omaloplia polita

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Omaloplia polita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Omaloplia
Species:
O. polita
Binomial name
Omaloplia polita
(Baraud, 1965)
Synonyms
  • Homaloplia politaBaraud, 1965

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7-7.5 mm. The head, pronotum and scutellum are shiny black, while the elytra are yellowish-brown with a shiny and transparent suture and sides. The antennae (except for the club), palps, tarsi and sometimes anterior tibiae are yellowish-brown or reddish and the hairs are entirely yellow. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Omaloplia (Omaloplia) polita 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 Baraud, J. (1965). "Révision du genre Homaloplia Stephens (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae)". Atti Della Società Italiana Di Scienze Naturali E Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale Di Milano. 104 (4): 393–448. Retrieved January 13, 2026.