Hypolepida braes
| Hypolepida braes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Hypolepida |
| Species: | H. braes |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypolepida braes Allsopp, 2020 | |
Hypolepida braes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 12 mm (0.47 in). The head, pronotum, scutellum and ventral thorax are black, while the elytra are very dark brown, the antennae are brown and the legs are dark brown to black.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the name of the type locality and is a Lowland Scot word for a hillside.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hypolepida braes 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 8, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (2020). "Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a second species of Hypolepida Britton, 1978". Zootaxa. 4742 (3): 595–600. Retrieved June 8, 2026.