Prochelyna heterodoxa
| Prochelyna heterodoxa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Prochelyna |
| Species: | P. heterodoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Prochelyna heterodoxa Burmeister, 1855 | |
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Prochelyna heterodoxa 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 11.6–16.6 mm (0.46–0.65 in) for males and about 15.8–20.2 mm (0.62–0.80 in) for females. The legs and antennae are brown and the clypeus and ventral surface are dark brownish-black to black. The frons and pronotum are piceous and sometimes pruinose. The elytra are dark brownish-black and pruinose and the pygidium is black and shining. The setae on the ventral surface are yellow.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Prochelyna heterodoxa 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 26, 2026.
- 1 2 Allsopp, P. G. (1989). "Revision of the Systellopini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 3: 197–227. Retrieved June 26, 2026.