Gnaphalopoda seriata

Gnaphalopoda seriata
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. seriata
Binomial name
Gnaphalopoda seriata
Fauvel, 1903

Gnaphalopoda seriata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in New Caledonia.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in). They are very bright, black-piceous or piceous, sometimes almost bronzed, with the head and thorax sometimes blackish. The head is sparsely punctate and the pronotum is densely and strongly punctate, with the anterior margin subtly sinuate. The elytra are not densely, but strongly punctate in lines.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gnaphalopoda seriata 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.
  3. 1 2 Fauvel, A. (1903). "Faune analytique de Coléoptères de la Nouvelle-Caledonie". Revue d'Entomologie. Caen. 22: 203–378 (357–378). Retrieved June 12, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.