Leonotus

Leonotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericoidinae
Tribe: Liparetrini
Genus: Leonotus
Britton, 1986
Species:
L. pilosicollis
Binomial name
Leonotus pilosicollis
(Lea, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Haplonycha pilosicollis Lea, 1930

Leonotus is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. It contains the single species Leonotus pilosicollis, which is found in Australia (South Australia).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14–17 mm (0.55–0.67 in). They are uniform pale reddish brown. Males have dense, golden yellow hairs on the head, pronotum and scutellum.

References

  1. ↑ "COL - Leonotus Britton, 1986". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
  2. ↑ Lea, A. M. (1930). "Descriptions of new species of Australian Coleoptera XXI". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 55 (4): 451–467.
  3. ↑ Britton, E. B. (1986). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 4. Tribe Liparetrini: Genus Colpochila". Australian Journal of Zoology, Supplementary Series. 118: 1-135. Retrieved June 15, 2026.