Carlschoenherria gapudi
| Carlschoenherria gapudi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Carlschoenherria |
| Species: | C. gapudi |
| Binomial name | |
| Carlschoenherria gapudi Calcetas, 2019 | |
Carlschoenherria gapudi 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 21.3 mm (0.84 in). They have a dichromatic body, with the head, pronotum and scutellum blackish brown. The anterior half of the elytra is dark reddish brown with a blackish tinge, while the posterior half has a dark alutaceous tinge and is covered with yellowish white setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Dr. Victor P. Gapud, Professor Emeritus of Taxonomy and Systematics at the Crop Protection Cluster, University of the Philippines Los Baños.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Carlschoenherria gapudi 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 25, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Calcetas, O. A. (2019). "Review of the genus Carlschoenherria (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of the Philippines". Zootaxa. 4619 (2): 330–346. Retrieved May 25, 2026.