Heteronyx cervina

Heteronyx cervina
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. cervina
Binomial name
Heteronyx cervina
(Boisduval, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Sericesthis cervina Boisduval, 1835
  • Silopa tempestiva Erichson, 1842

Heteronyx cervina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.9–8.5 mm (0.19–0.33 in). The colour of their body ranges from testaceous to castaneous. The discs of the clypeus, frons and elytra are covered with short setae and the edges of the pronotum and the sutural stria are dark brown or black.[3]

References

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