Heteronyx proxima

Heteronyx proxima
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. proxima
Binomial name
Heteronyx proxima

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in). They are dark castaneous and the dorsal surface is uniformly clothed with short, pale setae. There are some long, yellowish setae on the clypeus, frons, anterior margin of the pronotum and the base of the elytra.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx proxima 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 18, 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 18, 2026.