Mesystoechus costatus
| Mesystoechus costatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Mesystoechus |
| Species: | M. costatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesystoechus costatus Carne, 1958 | |
Mesystoechus costatus 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) for males and 14.5 mm (0.57 in) for females. In males, the head, pronotum and scutellum are black with a green or coppery-green sheen. The elytra have pale yellowish brown striae and deep brown costate intervals. The ventral surface and pygidium are reddish brown with white setae. The legs have yellow setae. Females have a dark brown to black head, a dark brown pronotum and a lighter brown scutellum. They do not have the green sheen of the males.[3]
Life history
Adults have been recorded from January to February.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mesystoechus costatus 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 July 14, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Allsopp, Peter G. (2021). "The Australian endemic genera Mesystoechus Waterhouse, 1878, Amblochilus Blanchard, 1851, and Bilobatus Machatschke, 1970 revisited (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini)". Zootaxa. 4965 (2): 363–374. Retrieved July 14, 2026.