Eulepida minor

Eulepida minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Eulepida
Species:
E. minor
Binomial name
Eulepida minor
Moser, 1913

Eulepida minor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Tanzania.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 21–22 mm. They are similar to Eulepida sinuatifrons, but considerably smaller. The scales of the upper elytra are stronger and the elytra also have some larger white scales and a densely scaled area.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Eulepida minor 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 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1913). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden II". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique, Bruxelles. 57: 331–345. Retrieved January 23, 2026.