Heteronyx pustulosus
| Heteronyx pustulosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Heteronyx |
| Species: | H. pustulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx pustulosus Blackburn, 1890 | |
Heteronyx pustulosus 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 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in). They are castaneous. The dorsal surface is densely covered with short setae and there is a fringe of long, erect setae on the anterior margin of the pronotum. Both the elytra and pygidium are covered with short setae, the former some long, erect, yellowish setae on the disc.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx pustulosus 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.