Alepida hylaea

Alepida hylaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Melolonthini
Genus:	Alepida
Species:	A. hylaea
Binomial name
	Alepida hylaea; (Britton, 1978)
Synonyms
	Lepidiota hylaea Britton, 1978;

Alepida hylaea is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 25–34 mm (0.98–1.34 in). They are dark reddish brown, but densely covered with short, greyish setae. The legs are bright reddish brown.

Life history

Adults have been recorded in September.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Alepida hylaea 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 June 9, 2026.
1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (2018). "Alepida, a new genus for seven Australian species attributed to Lepidiota Kirby, 1828 and one new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae; Melolonthini)". Australian Entomologist. 45 (4): 441–464. Retrieved June 9, 2026.

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Alepida hylaea 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 June 9, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (2018). "Alepida, a new genus for seven Australian species attributed to Lepidiota Kirby, 1828 and one new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae; Melolonthini)". Australian Entomologist. 45 (4): 441–464. Retrieved June 9, 2026.