Gnaphalopoda unidentata

Gnaphalopoda unidentata
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. unidentata
Binomial name
Gnaphalopoda unidentata
(Lea, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Ocnodus unidentatus Lea, 1917

Gnaphalopoda unidentata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm (0.30 in). They are dark reddish brown. The pronotum is uniformly punctured and the scutellum is punctured except at the apex. The elytra are punctured with the same density as the pronotum and the pygidium is coarsely punctured.[3]

References

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