Enamillus septus

Enamillus septus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Enamillus
Species:
E. septus
Binomial name
Enamillus septus
Allsopp, 1989

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.7 mm (0.46 in). The labrum is dark brown, while the rest of the head, as well as the pronotum, scutellum, posterior two-thirds of the elytra, pygidium and ventral thorax are black. The remaining surface of the elytra is orange. The legs are dark red-brown and the antennae are yellow with a dark brown club. They have yellow setae.

Etymology

The species name refers to the 7-segmented antennal club.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Enamillus septus 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 26, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (1989). "Revision of the Systellopini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 3: 197–227. Retrieved June 26, 2026.