Grammodoplia

Grammodoplia
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: Grammodoplia
Lacroix, 1997
Species:
G. asperata
Binomial name
Grammodoplia asperata
(Fairmaire, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Hoplia asperata Fairmaire, 1903

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in). The head and pronotum are blackish, while the elytra are reddish-brown. The scales on the pronotum are dark in the middle and yellowish on the sides and along a median longitudinal band and the scutellum has dense, yellowish scales. The elytra have yellowish scales forming three longitudinal bands.

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Grammodoplia asperata 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 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ Lacroix, M. (1997). "Insectes Coléoptères Hopliidae (1ère partie)" (PDF). Faune de Madagascar. 88 (1): 1–399. Retrieved April 1, 2026.