Eulepida nitidicollis
| Eulepida nitidicollis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Eulepida |
| Species: | E. nitidicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eulepida nitidicollis Kolbe, 1894 | |
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Eulepida nitidicollis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 28 mm. They are similar to Eulepida sinuatifrons, but the scales on the pronotum and elytra are significantly broader, particularly on the pronotum and also strongly pointed at the apex. The larger white scales on the elytra are also somewhat narrower.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eulepida nitidicollis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1913). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden II". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique, Bruxelles. 57: 331–345. Retrieved January 23, 2026.