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词条 Hoplopyga brasiliensis
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  1. Description

  2. Biology

  3. References

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| name = Hoplopyga brasiliensis
| image = Scarabaeidae - Hoplopyga brasiliensis.JPG
| image_caption = Hoplopyga brasiliensis. Mounted specimen.
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Coleoptera
| familia = Scarabaeidae
| genus = Hoplopyga
| species = H. brasiliensis
| binomial = Hoplopyga brasiliensis
| binomial_authority = (Gory & Percheron, 1833)
| synonyms =
}}Hoplopyga brasiliensis is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.[1]

Description

Hoplopyga brasiliensis can reach a length of about {{convert|20|-|36|mm}}.[2]

Biology

Larvae of this species are termitophilous, living in the nests of Cornitermes cumulans and Diversitermes diversimiles (Termitidae).[2] They construct pupal chambers with the decaying wood where they develop.[3]

References

1. ^EoL
2. ^Puker, Anderson; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano; Rosa, Cassiano S.; Grossi, Paschoal C. New Records of Termite Hosts for Two Species of Hoplopyga, With Notes on the Life Cycle of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)
3. ^Garcia, F.P et al. Survey of saproxylophagous Melolonthidae (Coleoptera) and some biological aspects in Aquidauana, MS
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2 : Scarabaeidae|Beetles described in 1833

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