Scitala iridipennis
| Scitala iridipennis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Scitala |
| Species: | S. iridipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Scitala iridipennis Britton, 1987 | |
Scitala iridipennis 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 10.5 mm (0.41 in). The body and legs are dark reddish brown. The surface if the clypeus is shining and densely punctured, while the punctures on the frons are rather sparse. Some of these punctures are setiferous. The pronotum is iridescent and has some erect setae along the margin. The scutellum is unpunctured. The elytra are strongly iridescent, with sparse punctures on the intervals.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Scitala iridipennis 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.