Heteronyx excisus
| Heteronyx excisus | |
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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. excisus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx excisus Blackburn, 1890 | |
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Heteronyx excisus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9–12 mm (0.35–0.47 in). They are dark castaneous. The dorsal surface of the head, pronotum and elytra is shining, densely and uniformly punctured and setose. The pygidium is covered with short, semi-erect setae and long, sparse more erect setae.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx excisus 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 17, 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 17, 2026.