Amblochilus

Amblochilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Rutelinae
Tribe: Anoplognathini
Genus: Amblochilus
Blanchard, 1851
Species:
A. bicolor
Binomial name
Amblochilus bicolor
Blanchard, 1851

Amblochilus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Amblochilus bicolor, which is found in Australia (south-eastern Queensland).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11–15 mm (0.43–0.59 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are green, while the elytra are dark yellow brown and the pygidium and ventral surface reddish black.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Conebius carinipennis 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Allsopp, Peter G. (2021). "The Australian endemic genera Mesystoechus Waterhouse, 1878, Amblochilus Blanchard, 1851, and Bilobatus Machatschke, 1970 revisited (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anoplognathini)". Zootaxa. 4965 (2): 363-374. Retrieved July 14, 2026.