Osphya azurea
| Osphya azurea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Melandryidae |
| Genus: | Osphya |
| Species: | O. azurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Osphya azurea Shi, 2025
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Osphya azurea is a species of beetle of the Melandryidae family. This species is only known from the type locality Maji in Fugong County in China.
Adults reach a length of about 8.1 mm. The elytra are metallic blue with mixed whitish and blackish recumbent setae.
Etymology
The name of the species is derived from Latin azur- (meaning blue) and refers to the distinct metallic blue colour for the species.[1]