Napoa
| Napoa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphodiinae |
| Tribe: | Eupariini |
| Genus: | Napoa Stebnicka, 1999 |
| Species: | N. peckorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Napoa peckorum Stebnicka, 1999 | |
Napoa is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Napoa peckorum, which is found in Ecuador.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5–5.2 mm (0.20–0.20 in). They have a carbon black, shining body, with the sides of the pronotum and the lateral and apical areas of the elytra with scarce setae.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The name of the genus refers to the type locality of the type species and the species is named in honour of Jarmila and Steward Peck.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Napoa peckorum 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 Stebnicka, Z. (1999). "A new genus and species of termitophilous Eupariini from Ecuador with checklist of the Neotropical genera (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Aphodiinae)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 42 (2): 289-295. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
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