Ophropyx hispida

Ophropyx hispida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ophropyx
Species:
O. hispida
Binomial name
Ophropyx hispida
(Blackburn, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Frenchella hispida Blackburn, 1898
  • Frenchella cribriceps Lea, 1919

Ophropyx hispida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, New South Wales).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11–14 mm (0.43–0.55 in). The body is reddish-brown to black. The surface of the pronotum is more sparsely and finely punctured than in related Ophropyx ciliata and the elytral striae are more strongly impressed, and the intervals are more sparsely punctured.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ophropyx hispida 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.
  3. 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1987). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 5. Tribes Scitalini and Comophorini". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 1 (6): 685–799. Retrieved June 9, 2026.