Gnaphalopoda biloba

Gnaphalopoda biloba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Gnaphalopoda
Species:
G. biloba
Binomial name
Gnaphalopoda biloba
(Lea, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Ocnodus bilobus Lea, 1917

Gnaphalopoda biloba is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Western Australia).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm (0.33 in). They are dark reddish brown. The punctuation of the posterior margin of the pronotum is as in Gnaphalopoda crassa and the elytra are also mostly as in crassa. The pygidium is coarsely punctured.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gnaphalopoda biloba 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 June 10, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1987). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 5. Tribes Scitalini and Comophorini". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 1 (6): 685–799. Retrieved June 10, 2026.