Xenoceraspis calcarata
| Xenoceraspis calcarata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Xenoceraspis |
| Species: | X. calcarata |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenoceraspis calcarata Zhang, 1988 | |
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Xenoceraspis calcarata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in China (Sichuan, Xizang).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.2–11.1 mm (0.40–0.44 in). They have an elongate, moderately convex body. The surface is black, with the elytra pale brown with blackish margins. The head and pronotum are covered with short, semi-erect setae mixed with very sparse, long ones. There are also long, erect setae on the lateral parts of the elytra.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xenoceraspis calcarata 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 29, 2026.
- 1 2 Bezděk, Aleš; Lu, Yuanyuan; Král, David; Bai, Ming (2025). "Review of Diphycerini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Part I - the genus Xenoceraspis Arrow, 1920". Journal of Natural History. 59 (1–4): 57–75. Retrieved May 29, 2026.