// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Hetamius say to his date? You're a-maize-ing.
| Hetamius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Hetamius Fairmaire, 1893 |
| Species: | H. demaisoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Hetamius demaisoni Fairmaire, 1893 | |
Hetamius is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Hetamius demaisoni, which is found in Algeria and Egypt.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6 mm (0.24 in). The clypeus is yellowish-brown, the frons black and the pronotum and elytra dark brown, but lightened on the sides. They have yellow hairs.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Hetamius demaisoni at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
- 1 2 Baraud, J. (1980). "Coléoptères Scarabaeoidea de l'Afrique du Nord. 5e note: Melolonthidae nouveaux ou méconnus". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 85 (9–10): 253–261. Retrieved May 10, 2026.