Airapus halmaheraensis
| Airapus halmaheraensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Airapus |
| Species: | A. halmaheraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Airapus halmaheraensis Minkina & Bellmann, 2023 | |
Airapus halmaheraensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Halmahera).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.9–4 mm (0.15–0.16 in). They have an oblong-oval, relatively wide, convex, mat, dark brownish body with orange-brownish legs and with the tibiae, tarsi and antennae yellowish.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after Halmahera, the island on which the type specimens were collected.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Airapus halmaheraensis 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.
- 1 2 3 Minkina, L.; Bellmann, A. (2024). "Four new species of Eupariini Schmidt, 1910 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Southeast Asia and Indonesia". Oriental Insects. 58 (1): 55-73. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
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