Hoplopyga brasiliensis

Hoplopyga brasiliensis
	Hoplopyga brasiliensis. Mounted specimen.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Hoplopyga
Species:	H. brasiliensis
Binomial name
	Hoplopyga brasiliensis; (Gory & Percheron, 1833)

Hoplopyga brasiliensis is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.[1]

Description

Hoplopyga brasiliensis can reach a length of about 20–36 millimetres (0.79–1.42 in).[2]

Biology

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

References

EoL
Garcia, F.P et al. Survey of saproxylophagous Melolonthidae (Coleoptera) and some biological aspects in Aquidauana, MS
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)

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[1] EoL

[fa-2] Garcia, F.P et al. Survey of saproxylophagous Melolonthidae (Coleoptera) and some biological aspects in Aquidauana, MS

[fb-3] 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)