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| Heteronyx tepperi | |
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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. tepperi |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx tepperi Blackburn, 1888 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Heteronyx tepperi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 7.5–9 mm (0.30–0.35 in). The head is black, with the anterior and lateral margins of the clypeus reddish. The disc of the pronotum is also black with reddish anterior and lateral margins. The elytra are black with some reddish near the suture. The antennae are yellowish brown and the legs are reddish.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx tepperi 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.