Heteronyx minutus

Heteronyx minutus
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. minutus
Binomial name
Heteronyx minutus
Blackburn, 1910

Heteronyx minutus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (South Australia).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5 mm (0.14 in). The frons and the disc of the pronotum are dark yellowish brown, while the clypeus, sides of the pronotum and elytra are paler. The pygidium is sparsely punctured and the elytra are dull with longitudinal striae.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx minutus 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.
  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 17, 2026.