Heteronyx pygmaeus

Heteronyx pygmaeus
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. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Heteronyx pygmaeus
Blackburn, 1910

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). They are yellowish brown, with the frons, pronotum and elytra dull and setose. The pronotum is covered with pale setae and the elytra are faintly striate.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx pygmaeus 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.
  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 18, 2026.