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| Heteronyx parvulus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heteronyx |
| Species: | H. parvulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx parvulus MacLeay, 1888 | |
Heteronyx parvulus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5.3–5.75 mm (0.209–0.226 in). They are pale castaneous. The clypeus and frons are coarsely punctured and the pronotum and elytra are uniformly punctured. Females have some long stout spines on the elytral apices.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx parvulus 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 17, 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 17, 2026.