Hoplopyga brasiliensis
| Hoplopyga brasiliensis | |
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| Hoplopyga brasiliensis. Mounted specimen. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Hoplopyga |
| Species: | H. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Gory & Percheron, 1833) | |
Hoplopyga brasiliensis is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family. [1]
Description
Hoplopyga brasiliensis can reach a length of about 20–36 millimetres (0.79–1.42 in).[2]
Biology
Larvae of this species are termitophilous, living in the nests of Cornitermes cumulans and Diversitermes diversimiles (Termitidae).[3] They construct pupal chambers with the decaying wood where they develop.[2]
References
- ↑ EoL
- 1 2 Garcia, F.P et al. Survey of saproxylophagous Melolonthidae (Coleoptera) and some biological aspects in Aquidauana, MS
- ↑ Puker, Anderson; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano; Rosa, Cassiano S.; Grossi, Paschoal C. New Records of Termite Hosts for Two Species of Hoplopyga, With Notes on the Life Cycle of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)
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