Hoplopyga brasiliensis is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.[1]
Hoplopyga brasiliensis can reach a length of about 20–36 millimetres (0.79–1.42 in).[2]
Larvae of this species are termitophilous, living in the nests of Cornitermes cumulans and Diversitermes diversimiles (Termitidae).[3] They construct pupal chambers with the decaying wood as well as a significant layer of their own feces where they develop.[2] 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 the h. brasiliensis larvae from termite patrols.[4]
Hoplopyga brasiliensis is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae.
