Amphitrichia mindoroensis
| Amphitrichia mindoroensis | |
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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. mindoroensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphitrichia mindoroensis (Matsumoto, 2010) | |
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Amphitrichia mindoroensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro, Palawan).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12–15.5 mm (0.47–0.61 in). They have an elongate oval body, with the head blackish, the pronotum and prosternum dark reddish brown and the elytra and meso- and metasterna pale to dark brown. The abdomen and pygidium are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is weakly shining.[3]
Etymology
The species was named after one of the localities where it was found, Mindoro.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Amphitrichia mindoroensis 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.