These beetles are large and cylindrical, measuring between 15-38mm in body length. Their body coloration varies and can be black, brown, dark brown or reddish brown, while their body surfaces are often covered in white or yellowish scales that may be sparsely or wholly contained within punctations. The clypeus is emarginate and appears bi-lobed, while the anterior face is shallow and typically smooth and unpunctured medially. The beetles have 10 segmented antennae (rarely 9 segmented) with a 3-segmented lamellate club, although two Australian species have 5 lamellae. The antennal club is not elongated and is usually shorter than the length of the first 7 segments. The beetles have an absent metasternal process and tarsal claws with a median tooth.
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lepidiota, genus, beetles, belonging, family, scarabaeidae, consotbrina, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, coleoptera, family, scarabaeidae, subfamily, melolonthinae, genus, kirby, 1828. Lepidiota is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae 1 Lepidiota Lepidiota consotbrina Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Coleoptera Family Scarabaeidae Subfamily Melolonthinae Genus LepidiotaKirby 1828 These beetles are large and cylindrical measuring between 15 38mm in body length Their body coloration varies and can be black brown dark brown or reddish brown while their body surfaces are often covered in white or yellowish scales that may be sparsely or wholly contained within punctations The clypeus is emarginate and appears bi lobed while the anterior face is shallow and typically smooth and unpunctured medially The beetles have 10 segmented antennae rarely 9 segmented with a 3 segmented lamellate club although two Australian species have 5 lamellae The antennal club is not elongated and is usually shorter than the length of the first 7 segments The beetles have an absent metasternal process and tarsal claws with a median tooth Species editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2021 Species 1 Lepidiota aenigma Britton 1978 Lepidiota alticalceus Allsopp 1989 Lepidiota amitina Britton 1978 Lepidiota consobrina Girault 1918References edit a b IRMNG Lepidiota Kirby 1828 www irmng org Retrieved 10 May 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lepidiota amp oldid 1142889514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
