Heteronyx iridiventris
| Heteronyx iridiventris | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heteronyx |
| Species: | H. iridiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx iridiventris Blackburn, 1890 | |
Heteronyx iridiventris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (South Australia, Victoria).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in). The frons and pronotum are piceous, while the clypeus and elytra are castaneous (the latter with the basal half of the suture piceous). The pygidium is piceous, becoming reddish at the apex. The ventral surface is piceous and the legs are reddish brown. The surface of both the pronotum and elytra is dull with tiny, pale setae.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx iridiventris 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.