Gnaphalopoda piceus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gnaphalopoda |
| Species: | G. piceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnaphalopoda piceus (Broun, 1886) | |
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Gnaphalopoda piceus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in New Zealand (North Island).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in). They have a black, sub-opaque body, with the sides of the body sparsely ciliated with brownish hairs. There are minute greyish setae on the surface. The legs are pitchy-red, while the tarsi and antennae are infuscate-red, with the club paler.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gnaphalopoda piceus 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 12, 2026.
- 1 2 Broun, T. (1886). "Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera. Parts III and IV" (PDF). G.Didsbury, Gov.Printer Wellington. 3–4: 745–974. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
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