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Brahmina chingjinyui

Brahmina chingjinyui is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Taiwan.

Last revised
Jul 27, 2026
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Length
222 w
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Brahmina chingjinyui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Brahmina
Species:
B. chingjinyui
Binomial name
Brahmina chingjinyui
Kobayashi, 1993
Synonyms
  • Brahmina pubiventris Kobayashi, 1993 (preocc.)

Brahmina chingjinyui is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is found in Taiwan.23

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12–14 mm. They have a shining, dark reddish brown to reddish brown, elongate body, with the pronotum darker (and sometimes with light brown sides). The head is blackish brown and the ventral surface is light yellowish brown to yellowish brown. The antennal club is dark reddish brown to dark brown. The clypeus, anterior and lateral margins of the pronotum and posterior margin of pygidium have scattered long hairs.3

References

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Brahmina (Brahmina) chingjinyui 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  3. Kobayashi, H. (1993). "Some new Sericid and Melolonthid beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Central Taiwan" (PDF). Elytra. 21 (1): 67–75. Retrieved January 14, 2026.