Heteronyx dimidiatus
| Heteronyx dimidiatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heteronyx |
| Species: | H. dimidiatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx dimidiatus (Erichson, 1842) | |
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Heteronyx dimidiatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in). The head, antennae, pronotum, scutellum, base of the elytra and ventral surface are black or fuscous, while the remainder of the elytra is pale castaneous. The clypeus, frons, pronotum and base of the elytra have long, brown setae and the whole dorsal surface is also clothed with short, pale setae.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx dimidiatus 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.