| Hypocephalus armatus | |
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| Museum specimen of Hypocephalus armatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Vesperidae |
| Subfamily: | Anoplodermatinae |
| Genus: | Hypocephalus Desmarest, 1832 |
| Species: | H. armatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypocephalus armatus Desmarest, 1832
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Hypocephalus armatus, the mole beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Vesperidae. It is the only species in the genus Hypocephalus. Both the genus and species were first described by Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1832. It is found in Brazil and is popular in museums and collections for its curiosity value and adaptations to digging in soil that make them appear outwardly similar to the mole crickets.