Stephanopholis melolonthoides
| Stephanopholis melolonthoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Stephanopholis |
| Species: | S. melolonthoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephanopholis melolonthoides (Brenske, 1892) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhabdopholis melolonthoides Brenske, 1892 | |
Stephanopholis melolonthoides is a species of scarab beetle (family Scarabaeidae), belonging to tribe Schizonychini of subfamily Melolonthinae.[1] It is thought to be endemic to Sri Lanka.[2][3]
This species was formerly placed in genus Rhabdopholis in the related tribe Leucopholini.[3] When Ernst Brenske first described it (as Rhabdopholis melolonthoides), he listed "Africa" as the country of origin. Later, Brenske received specimens that were said to originate from South America, while Arrow stated he had specimens from Colombo (Sri Lanka).[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 16–19 mm (0.63–0.75 in). The species name melolonthoides ("cockchafer-like") refers to the similarity of adults of this beetle to Carlschoenherria sulcipennis[4] of the related tribe Melolonthini, which also contains the cockchafers (Melolontha).
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Stephanopholis melolonthoides 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 May 6, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Harrison, J.du G. (2004). "Revision of the endemic southern African genus Rhabdopholis Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". African Entomology. 12 (1): 39–54. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
- ↑ Heller, Karl B.M.J. (1892): Ein beachtenswerther Fall von Mimicry ["A remarkable case of mimicry". Article in German.] Entomologische Nachrichten 18: 183-185. PDF fulltext