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Heteronyx lindi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Heteronyx
Species:	H. lindi
Binomial name
	Heteronyx lindi; Blackburn, 1888
Synonyms
	Heteronyx submetallicus Blackburn, 1888;

Heteronyx lindi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Australia (South Australia, New South Wales).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm (0.16 in). The head and pronotum are black, while the elytra and ventral surface are piceous or black with a dull, bluish reflection. The legs are reddish brown and the antennae are brown. The dorsal surface is sparsely covered with short, pale whitish setae.^[3]

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx lindi 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.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 17, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx lindi 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.

[:2-3] 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.

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