Cunderdinia orientalis
| Cunderdinia orientalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Cunderdinia |
| Species: | C. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cunderdinia orientalis Britton, 1995 | |
Cunderdinia orientalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5.25–7.5 mm (0.207–0.295 in). They have a brilliant metallic green or cupreous body. The pronotum, clypeus and frons are densely punctured, with the punctures on the clypeus, anterior half of the frons and margins of the pronotum bearing white setae. The disc of the elytra has longitudinal lines of fine, white setae.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Cunderdinia orientalis 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 5, 2026.
- 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1995). "A synopsis of the genera of Diphucephalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) including Watkinsia gen.nov. et spp.nov". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 9 (1): 115–128. Retrieved June 5, 2026.