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Heteronyx

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Heteronyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Heteronychini
Genus: Heteronyx
Guérin-Méneville, 1831
Synonyms
  • Anacheirotus Blackburn, 1900
  • Hostilina Blanchard, 1850
  • Silopa Erichson, 1842
  • Cotidia Kirby, 1835

Heteronyx is a genus of beetles in the family Melolonthidae found in Australia and Melanesia.[1][2]

Taxonomic history

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The genus has been challenging for scientists, because many species are very similar in appearance. Thomas Blackburn described most of the Australian species, using the key he devised to separate the species. Arthur Mills Lea spend years working on a revision of the genus, but eventually gave up. It was not until 2000 that E. B. Britton published a revision of the genus, in which he synonomised 111 of the total of 353 described Australian species. Britton states that the aim of his revision was to establish synonymies and to make identifiable the valid species so far described. This would make a future full revision of the genus possible and would also make it possible to describe the numerous species that are yet undescribed.[3]

Species

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Species with unclear status

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  • Heteronyx planatus Burmeister, 1855 (described as Heteronyx planata from Western Australia)[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Britton, E. B. (2000). "A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate taxonomy". Invertebrate Systematics. 14 (4): 465. doi:10.1071/IT98009. ISSN 1445-5226.
  2. ↑ Williams, Geoff (2002). "A Taxonomic and Biogeographic Review of the Invertebrates of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia (CERRA) World Heritage Area, and Adjacent Regions" (PDF). Technical Reports of the Australian Museum. 16: 26–27.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx planatus 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.
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