Scitala aureorufa
| Scitala aureorufa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Scitala |
| Species: | S. aureorufa |
| Binomial name | |
| Scitala aureorufa (Blanchard, 1850) | |
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Scitala aureorufa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14–17 mm (0.55–0.67 in). They are dark reddish brown, with the surface dull, except for the clypeus, which is shining.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Scitala aureorufa 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 11, 2026.
- 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1987). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 5. Tribes Scitalini and Comophorini". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 1 (6): 685–799. Retrieved June 11, 2026.