Amphitrichia cebuana

Amphitrichia cebuana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Amphitrichia
Species:
A. cebuana
Binomial name
Amphitrichia cebuana
(Itoh, 2003)
Synonyms
  • Holotrichia cebuana Itoh, 2003

Amphitrichia cebuana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Cebu).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 20.5–22.7 mm (0.81–0.89 in). The head, pronotum (except for lateral portions) and scutellum are dark blackish brown, while the antennae, lateral portions of the pronotum, elytra and pygidium are dark brown with a faint reddish tinge. The legs and most of the ventral surface are dark yellowish brown to lighter yellowish brown.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amphitrichia cebuana 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Itoh, T. (2003). "Two new species and a new record of the Holotrichia constricta group (Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Melolonthini)" (PDF). Elytra. 31 (2): 371–378. Retrieved May 12, 2026.