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Anomala inclinata

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Species of beetle

Anomala inclinata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Anomala
Species: A. inclinata
Binomial name
Anomala inclinata
Zhao & Zorn, 2022

Anomala inclinata is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao and Carsten Zorn in 2022. It is endemic to Taiwan.

Etymology

The species is named after the Latin adjective “inclinatus, -a, -um”, alluding to the inclined parameres of this species.

Description

The holotype, a male, measures 13.0 mm (0.51 in) in length and 7.3 mm (0.29 in) in width. The paratype, a female, measures 13.5 mm (0.53 in) in length and 6.9 mm (0.27 in) in width. The body is elongated ovoid in shape. Coloration is blackish brown, with weak green metallic sheen.

Distribution

This species is only known from Taitung, Taiwan.

References

  1. ^ Zhao, Ming-Zhi & Zorn, Carsten (2022). "Contribution to the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) of China and adjacent regions. Part II: six new species from Taiwan and Hainan". Zootaxa. 5168 (2): 175–195. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5168.2.5. S2CID 250962875.
  2. "Anomala inclinata Zhao & Zorn, 2022". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Anomala inclinata


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