Anomala longilobata is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao and Carsten Zorn in 2022. It is endemic to Hainan, China.[1]
Anomala longilobata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Anomala |
Species: | A. longilobata
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Binomial name | |
Anomala longilobata Zhao & Zorn, 2022
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Etymology
editThe species is named after the Latin prefix “longi-” and the adjective “lobatus, -a, -um”, alluding to the slender and lobed lower branch of paramere.[1]
Description
editMales measure 13.7–14.4 mm (0.54–0.57 in) in length and 7.8–8.3 mm (0.31–0.33 in) in width. Females measure 14.4–15.4 mm (0.57–0.61 in) in length and 8.7–9.1 mm (0.34–0.36 in) in width. The body is elongated ovoid and strongly convex in shape. Male coloration is highly variable and varies from green, reddish green, yellowish or reddish brown and purplish black to coal black. Females are yellowish brown with greenish sheen and weak metallic luster.[1]
Distribution
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Zhao, Ming-Zhi & Zorn, Carsten (2022). "Contribution to the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) of China and adjacent regions. Part II: six new species from Taiwan and Hainan". Zootaxa. 5168 (2): 175–195. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5168.2.5. PMID 36101291. S2CID 250962875.