Heteronyx tepperi

Heteronyx tepperi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Heteronyx
Species:	H. tepperi
Binomial name
	Heteronyx tepperi; Blackburn, 1888
Synonyms
	Heteronyx subfortis Blackburn, 1908;

Heteronyx tepperi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–9 mm (0.30–0.35 in). The head is black, with the anterior and lateral margins of the clypeus reddish. The disc of the pronotum is also black with reddish anterior and lateral margins. The elytra are black with some reddish near the suture. The antennae are yellowish brown and the legs are reddish.

References

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

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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Heteronyx tepperi 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.

[:2-3] 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.