Gnaphalopoda suspiciosa

Gnaphalopoda suspiciosa
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. suspiciosa
Binomial name
Gnaphalopoda suspiciosa
(Blackburn, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Ocnodus suspiciosus Blackburn, 1907

Gnaphalopoda suspiciosa 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 7.5–10 mm (0.30–0.39 in). They are dark reddish brown to piceous. The elytra are punctured in longitudinal rows, while the scutellum fine punctures at the base but has unpunctured lateral and apical margins. The pygidium is coarsely punctured.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gnaphalopoda suspiciosa 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.