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Enamillus rectus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Enamillus
Species:
E. rectus
Binomial name
Enamillus rectus
Allsopp, 1989

Enamillus rectus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Western Australia).[2][3]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 11.5–12.9 mm (0.45–0.51 in). The head and pygidium are black and shiny and the pronotum and elytra are black to blackish-brown and slightly pruinose. The ventral surface is black, the antennae blackish-brown and the legs brown. They have golden setae.[3]

Etymology

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The species name refers to the straight anterior margin of the labrum compared with that of the closely related Enamillus clevensis.[3]

References

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  1. "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Enamillus rectus 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 26, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (1989). "Revision of the Systellopini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 3: 197–227. Retrieved June 26, 2026.