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

Description

''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'').Puker, Anderson; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano; Rosa, Cassiano S.; Grossi, Paschoal C.
New Records of Termite Hosts for Two Species of Hoplopyga, With Notes on the Life Cycle of Hoplopyga brasiliensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae)
/ref> They construct pupal chambers with the decaying wood as well as a significant layer of their own feces where they develop.Garcia, F.P et al.
Survey of saproxylophagous Melolonthidae (Coleoptera) and some biological aspects in Aquidauana, MS
/ref> 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.