Ovomanonychus inajae

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Ovomanonychus inajae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ovomanonychus
Species:
O. inajae
Binomial name
Ovomanonychus inajae
Costa, Cherman & Iannuzzi, 2020

Ovomanonychus inajae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Brazil (Mato Grosso). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.2 mm. They have a shiny, light reddish brown head. There are four longitudinal costae on the elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Mrs. Inajá Correia Costa, mother of the first author. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ovomanonychus inajae 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 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Correia Costa, F.; Cherman, M. A.; Iannuzzi, L. (2020). "Ovomanonychus, a new genus of South American Sericoidini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Zootaxa. 4759 (1): 65–76. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
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