Amphitrichia malindangensis
| Amphitrichia malindangensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Amphitrichia |
| Species: | A. malindangensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphitrichia malindangensis (Matsumoto, 2010) | |
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Amphitrichia malindangensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 18.4–20.6 mm (0.72–0.81 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are almost blackish, while the antennae, elytra, pygidium, prosternum and legs are reddish brown, the meso- to metasterna dark brown and the abdomen yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is weakly shining.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Mt. Malindang.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amphitrichia malindangensis 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.
- 1 2 3 Matsumoto, T. (2010). "Four new species of the Holotrichia constricta group (Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Melolonthini) from the Philippines" (PDF). Elytra. 38 (1): 43–52. Retrieved May 12, 2026.