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| Heteronyx crinitus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heteronyx |
| Species: | H. crinitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx crinitus Blackburn, 1910 | |
Heteronyx crinitus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 10 mm (0.39 in). They are dull and black with piceous antennae. The frons is clothed with long, pale orange setae. The pronotum and elytra (near the base) also have long setae, but these are pale.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx crinitus 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- 1 2 Britton, E. B. (2000). "A review of the genus Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 14 (4): 465–589. Retrieved June 16, 2026.