Brahmina flavipennis
| Brahmina flavipennis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Brahmina |
| Species: | B. flavipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brahmina flavipennis Moser, 1913 | |
Brahmina flavipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 13–17 mm (0.51–0.67 in). They are similar to Brahmina phytaloides in coloration, but differs greatly in sculpture. The head is widely and coarsely punctate, the punctures are fringed with yellow setae. The frons is smooth before the clypeus suture, the clypeus margin is upturned and barely notched in the middle. The pronotum is widely punctate, strongly arched in the middle, tapering considerably more towards the anterior than towards the posterior. The anterior margin and the lateral margins are fringed with yellow cilia. The scutellum bears only a few punctures. The weakly wrinkled elytra are not densely covered with rather strong punctures, the ribs are only faintly noticeable as smoother lines. The pygidium is moderately densely covered with umbilical punctures, some of which bear thin yellowish hairs. The chest is covered with yellow hairs, the abdomen almost smooth in the middle, sparsely punctured on the sides, the punctures bearing yellow setae.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Brahmina (Brahmina) flavipennis 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 23, 2026.
- ↑ Moser, J. (1913). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) I." (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3: 271–297. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
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