Rhopaea australis
| Rhopaea australis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Melolonthini |
| Genus: | Rhopaea |
| Species: | R. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopaea australis (Blackburn, 1888) | |
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Rhopaea australis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Kangaroo Island, South Australia).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 19 mm (0.75 in). The base of the clypeus, frons, pronotum, scutellum and elytra are dark brown, while the apex of the clypeus and the lateral margins of the pronotum are reddish. The antennae, legs and ventral surface are yellowish or reddish brown and the pygidium is dark brown with a reddish spot at the lateral edges. There are yellowish brown setae on the dorsal surface.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rhopaea australis 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 8, 2026.
- 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1978). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Volume 2 Tribe Melolonthini". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 60: 1–150. Retrieved June 8, 2026.