Rhopaea verreauxii
| Rhopaea verreauxii | |
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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. verreauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhopaea verreauxii Blanchard, 1851 | |
Rhopaea verreauxii, the cocksfoot grub, is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, southern Queensland).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 19–29 mm (0.75–1.14 in). They are brown or dark brown with the anterior part of the clypeus and lateral margins of the pronotum reddish. The antennae, legs and ventral surface are yellowish-brown.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Rhopaea verreauxii 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.