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Embrithoplia

Embrithoplia is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Embrithoplia vitticollis, which is found in Madagascar.

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Embrithoplia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Hopliini
Genus: Embrithoplia
Lacroix, 1998
Species:
E. vitticollis
Binomial name
Embrithoplia vitticollis
(Fairmaire, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Hoplia vitticollis Fairmaire, 1897

Embrithoplia is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Embrithoplia vitticollis, which is found in Madagascar.2

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in). They have a short, broad body. The upper surface has dense, elongated scales forming patterns.3

References

References

  1. Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Embrithoplia vitticollis 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 April 7, 2026.
  3. Lacroix, M. (1998). "Insectes Coléoptères Hopliidae (2e partie)" (PDF). Faune de Madagascar. 88 (2): 401–755. Retrieved April 7, 2026.