Conebius

Conebius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Melolonthini
Genus: Conebius
Fauvel, 1903
Species:
C. carinipennis
Binomial name
Conebius carinipennis
Fauvel, 1903

Conebius is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Conebius carinipennis, which is found in New Caledonia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 15 mm (0.59 in). They have a short, broad, shiny, reddish-brown body. The forehead, four spots on the pronotum and the pygidium are black.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 29, 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 June 29, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Paulian, R. (1991). "Les Coléoptères Scarabaeoidea de Nouvelle-Calédonie" (PDF). Editions de l’Orstom. Collection Faune Tropicale. 29: 1–164. Retrieved June 29, 2026.