Heteronyx sexualis

Heteronyx sexualis
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. sexualis
Binomial name
Heteronyx sexualis
Blackburn, 1909

Heteronyx sexualis 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 12–16 mm (0.47–0.63 in). They are similar to Heteronyx piceus, Heteronyx horridus and Heteronyx laticeps, but may be distinguished by the labrum which is smoothly rounded, with fine, uniform punctuation.[3]

References

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