Cunderdinia variabilis

Cunderdinia variabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Cunderdinia
Species:
C. variabilis
Binomial name
Cunderdinia variabilis
Lea, 1916

Cunderdinia variabilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (Western Australia).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8 mm (0.30–0.31 in). They are bright metallic-green, with the tibiae and tarsi purple, the antennae black. The two basal joints of the palpi are reddish, and the two apical joints are black. The underside has areas with dense white scales, as well as long white hair. The legs also have white hairs, and the pygidium has both hairs and scales. There are a few white setae at the apical area of the elytra.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Cunderdinia variabilis 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 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Lea, A. M. (1916). "Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera with descriptions of new species. Part II". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 40: 272–436. Retrieved June 5, 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.