Hoplia nengkaoshana
| Hoplia nengkaoshana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hoplia |
| Species: | H. nengkaoshana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplia nengkaoshana Miyake, 1986 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hoplia nengkaoshana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in) (subspecies nengkaoshana) and about 9.5–10.5 mm (0.37–0.41 in) (subspecies alishana). The pronotum has long setae and the ventral surface is covered with silvery white (subspecies nengkaoshana) or yellowish green (subspecies alishana) scales. The elytra are dark greyish-brown with rows of setae in nengkaoshana, while the elytra of alishana have rows of sparse hairs.[3]
Subspecies
- Hoplia nengkaoshana nengkaoshana (Taiwan)
- Hoplia nengkaoshana alishana Kobayashi, 1990 (Taiwan: Alishan Range)
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hoplia (Hoplia) nengkaoshana 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 April 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Kobayashi, H. (2017). "Notes on the genus Hoplia (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Hopliini) from Taiwan". Kogane. 20: 17-30. Retrieved April 2, 2026.