Napoa

Napoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aphodiinae
Tribe: Eupariini
Genus: Napoa
Stebnicka, 1999
Species:
N. peckorum
Binomial name
Napoa peckorum
Stebnicka, 1999

Napoa is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Napoa peckorum, which is found in Ecuador.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–5.2 mm (0.20–0.20 in). They have a carbon black, shining body, with the sides of the pronotum and the lateral and apical areas of the elytra with scarce setae.

Etymology

The name of the genus refers to the type locality of the type species and the species is named in honour of Jarmila and Steward Peck.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Napoa peckorum 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 October 1, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Stebnicka, Z. (1999). "A new genus and species of termitophilous Eupariini from Ecuador with checklist of the Neotropical genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 42 (2): 289-295. Retrieved October 1, 2026.