Heteronyx nigrita
| Heteronyx nigrita | |
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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. nigrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx nigrita Blanchard, 1850 | |
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Heteronyx nigrita is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in). They are shining black or castaneous, the pronotum with a narrow shining, area without punctures along the posterior margin. The elytra are shining on the disc but dull close to the apices. The basal half of the pygidium is dull with some short setae.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx nigrita 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.