Heteronyx imitator

Heteronyx imitator
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Heteronyx
Species:
H. imitator
Binomial name
Heteronyx imitator
Blackburn, 1909

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm (0.16 in). The head is black, the pronotum dark reddish brown (with a black anterior edge), the scutellum is also dark reddish brown, and the elytra and ventral surface are yellowish brown, the former darkened towards the base.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx imitator 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 17, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Britton, E. B. (2000). "A review of the genus Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 14 (4): 465–589. Retrieved June 17, 2026.