Heteronyx protervus
| Heteronyx protervus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heteronyx |
| Species: | H. protervus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx protervus Blackburn, 1892 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Heteronyx protervus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Queensland).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in). They are very dark castaneous to black and shining. The disc of the pronotum has sparse, irregularly distributed punctures and there are sparse setiferous punctures on the disc of the elytra. The setae are pale and erect.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx protervus 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 18, 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 18, 2026.