Heteronyx rufopiceus
| Heteronyx rufopiceus | |
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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. rufopiceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteronyx rufopiceus MacLeay, 1888 | |
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Heteronyx rufopiceus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in). They are dark castaneous, with the clypeus and frons densely punctured, the latter with two erect setae above each eye. The pronotum is uniformly punctured and has a shining unpunctured anterior margin. The pygidium is mostly glabrous and coarsely and sparsely punctured towards the margins.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx rufopiceus 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.