Ischiopsopha plana

Ischiopsopha plana
Ischiopsopha plana from Ambon Island. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ischiopsopha
Species: I. plana
Binomial name
Ischiopsopha plana
(Paykull, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Lomaptera valida Gory & Percheron, 1833
  • Lomaptera virens Blanchard, 1853

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Ischiopsopha plana is a species of beetles from the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Schizorhinini. [2]

Description

The head, the thorax and the elytra of this beetle are metallic green. The tip of the scutellum is visible.

Distribution

This species can be found in Indonesia (Solomon Islands, Maluku Islands, Ceram Island, Ambon Island).[3]

References


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