Amblochilus
| Amblochilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Rutelinae |
| Tribe: | Anoplognathini |
| Genus: | Amblochilus Blanchard, 1851 |
| Species: | A. bicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Amblochilus bicolor Blanchard, 1851 | |
Amblochilus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Amblochilus bicolor, which is found in Australia (south-eastern Queensland).[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are green, while the elytra are dark yellow brown and the pygidium and ventral surface reddish black.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Conebius carinipennis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- 1 2 Allsopp, Peter G. (2021). "The Australian endemic genera Mesystoechus Waterhouse, 1878, Amblochilus Blanchard, 1851, and Bilobatus Machatschke, 1970 revisited (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini)". Zootaxa. 4965 (2): 363-374. Retrieved July 14, 2026.