Pseudholophylla furfuracea

Pseudholophylla furfuracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Melolonthini
Genus: Pseudholophylla
Species:
P. furfuracea
Binomial name
Pseudholophylla furfuracea
(Burmeister, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Holophylla furfuracea Burmeister, 1855

Pseudholophylla furfuracea 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 16 mm (0.63 in). The head, pronotum, elytra, legs and pygidium are dark brown, while the ventral surface is brown. The antennal scape is dark brown and the remainder of the antennae is pale yellowish-brown.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Pseudholophylla furfuracea 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.
  3. 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1978). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Volume 2 Tribe Melolonthini". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 60: 1–150. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ Hutchinson, P. M.; Allsopp, P. G. (2021). "Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a sixth species of Pseudholophylla Blackburn, 1911, and notes on the other known species". Zootaxa. 5082 (1): 30–40. Retrieved June 8, 2026.