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Hoplopyga brasiliensis

Hoplopyga brasiliensis


Family: Scarabaeidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Hoplopyga brasiliensis is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.

 Hoplopyga brasiliensis can reach a length of about .

Biology: Larvae of this species are termitophilous, living in the nests of Cornitermes cumulans and Diversitermes diversimiles (Termitidae). They construct pupal chambers with the decaying wood as well as a significant layer of their own feces where they develop. The feces contains cuticular hydrocarbons that the specific termite hosts use to identify one another, suggesting that this element of chamber construction plays a role in protecting H. brasiliensis larvae from termite patrols.

Source: Wikipedia, article Hoplopyga brasiliensis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 418708
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Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
11/22/2019
Claudio Mendez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
130990822/11/2019ArgentinaMisionesChacra Mariposa, Campo RamónClaudio Mendez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Hoplopyga brasiliensis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.