Hypolepida braes

Hypolepida braes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Tribe:	Melolonthini
Genus:	Hypolepida
Species:	H. braes
Binomial name
	Hypolepida braes; Allsopp, 2020

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12 mm (0.47 in). The head, pronotum, scutellum and ventral thorax are black, while the elytra are very dark brown, the antennae are brown and the legs are dark brown to black.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the name of the type locality and is a Lowland Scot word for a hillside.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hypolepida braes 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 8, 2026.
1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (2020). "Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a second species of Hypolepida Britton, 1978". Zootaxa. 4742 (3): 595–600. Retrieved June 8, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 8, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hypolepida braes 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 8, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (2020). "Australian Melolonthini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae): a second species of Hypolepida Britton, 1978". Zootaxa. 4742 (3): 595–600. Retrieved June 8, 2026.