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Lepithrix

Lepithrix is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.

Last revised
Jun 16, 2026
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Length
344 w
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Lepithrix
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: Lepithrix
Le Peletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828
Synonyms
  • Lepitrix Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828

Lepithrix is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae.12

Species

Fossil species

  • Lepithrix germanica (Heer, 1862) (described as Lepitrix germanica from Germany)3
References

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepithrix 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 March 4, 2026.
  3. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Lepithrix germanica 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 March 23, 2026.