Omaloplia ruricola

Omaloplia ruricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Omaloplia
Species:	O. ruricola
Binomial name
Omaloplia ruricola (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Melolontha ruricolaFabricius, 1775 Homaloplia svaneticaMedvedev & Dzambazishvili, 1973 Homaloplia marginata atrataBaraud, 1965 Homaloplia nicolasi tergestinaBaraud, 1965 Homaloplia arnoldiiMedvedev, 1952 Homaloplia kiritshenkoiMedvedev, 1952 Homaloplia marginatanigra Mikšić, 1949 Homaloplia fritschiReitter, 1905 Homaloplia populiGistel, 1857 Homaloplia pruinosaKüster, 1849 Brachyphylla ruricola discaMulsant, 1842 Brachyphylla ruricola immarginataMulsant, 1842 Brachyphylla ruricola obscuraMulsant, 1842 Scarabaeus atratusFourcroy, 1785 Melolontha floricolaLaicharting, 1781 Melolontha humeralisFabricius, 1775 Scarabaeus marginatusFuessly, 1775 Homaloplia nicolasiBaraud, 1965 Homaloplia epirotaBaraud, 1965

Omaloplia ruricola is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crimea, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.1-7.8 mm. The body and legs are black. The upper surface is slightly shiny. The antennae are yellowish-brown with a dark club, or (rarely) entirely yellowish-brown. The hairs are either light or dark. ^[3]

Subspecies

• Omaloplia ruricola ruricola (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crimea, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine)
• Omaloplia ruricola nicolasi(Baraud, 1965) (Albania, France, Italy)

References

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