Heteronyx australis

Heteronyx australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Heteronyx
Species:
H. australis
Binomial name
Heteronyx australis
Synonyms
  • Heteronyx pseudocastaneus Houston & Weir, 1992
  • Heteronyx conjunctus Blackburn, 1910
  • Heteronyx erichsoni Blackburn, 1910
  • Heteronyx farinensis Blackburn, 1910
  • Heteronyx hackeri Blackburn, 1910
  • Heteronyx olliffi Blackburn, 1910
  • Heteronyx vagans Blackburn, 1890
  • Heteronyx castaneus MacLeay, 1871
  • Heteronyx pubescens MacLeay, 1871

Heteronyx australis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in). They are dark reddish brown. The pronotum has dense punctures with long setae.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx australis 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 16, 2026.
  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 16, 2026.
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