Hoplia shibatai
| Hoplia shibatai | |
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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. shibatai |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplia shibatai (Miyake, 1986) | |
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Hoplia shibatai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in). There are metallic blueish-green or yellowish green scales on the dorsal surface and the legs are yellowish reddish-brown. The ventral surface is covered with metallic greyish-white to greyish-green scales.[3]
Subspecies
- Hoplia shibatai shibatai (central to southern region of Taiwan)
- Hoplia shibatai makiharai (Miyake, 1986) (northern mountain range of Taiwan)
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hoplia (Hoplia) shibatai 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.