Antitrogus brooksi

Antitrogus brooksi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Melolonthini
Genus: Antitrogus
Species:
A. brooksi
Binomial name
Antitrogus brooksi
Britton, 1978

Antitrogus brooksi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 19–24 mm (0.75–0.94 in). The head is dark brown, but reddish along the margin of the clypeus and near the eyes. The pronotum and scutellum are reddish yellow (the former mottled with brown). The elytra, pygidium, ventral surface and legs are yellowish brown.

Life history

Adults have been recorded in January.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Antitrogus brooksi 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 7, 2026.
  3. 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 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ Allsopp, P. G. (2003). "Synopsis of Antitrogus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthini)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 42 (2): 159–178. Retrieved June 8, 2026.