Heteronyx pubescens
| Heteronyx pubescens | |
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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. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx pubescens (Erichson, 1842) | |
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Heteronyx pubescens 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 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in). The clypeus is black with reddish margins and has some long pale, setae. The frons, pronotum and scutellum are black, while the elytra are reddish or black. The pronotum is densely clothed with long, pale setae and the elytra are clothed with similar setae, but with some longer ones scattered over the disc.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx pubescens 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 18, 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 18, 2026.