Liparetrus glabripennis

Liparetrus glabripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Liparetrus
Species:	L. glabripennis
Binomial name
	Liparetrus glabripennis; MacLeay, 1886

Liparetrus glabripennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Australia (Victoria, Queensland).^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

This species belongs to the luridipennis species group. The defining characters of this group include setae on the disc of the pronotum.^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black, while the elytra are pale yellowish brown and the abdomen and ventral surface are brown or dark brown. The antennae are yellowish brown with a darkened club.^[3]

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liparetrus glabripennis 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 June 22, 2026.
1 2 3 Britton, E. B. (1980). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 3. Tribe Liparetrini: Genus Liparetrus". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 76: 1-209. Retrieved June 22, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 22, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liparetrus glabripennis 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 June 22, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Britton, E. B. (1980). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 3. Tribe Liparetrini: Genus Liparetrus". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 76: 1-209. Retrieved June 22, 2026.

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