Liomenochilus

Liomenochilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Systellopini
Genus: Liomenochilus
Hutchinson & Allsopp, 2022
Species:
L. ongi
Binomial name
Liomenochilus ongi
Hutchinson & Allsopp, 2022

Liomenochilus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Liomenochilus ongi, which is found in Australia (Western Australia).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.6 mm (0.46 in). The head, clypeus and frons are brownish-yellow and the antennae are brown. The pronotum is yellow with a black spot. The scutellum is black and the elytra are yellowish-brown with black margins.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of its collector, S. Ong.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 26, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Liomenochilus ongi 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Hutchinson, P. M.; Allsopp, P. G. (2022). "Liomenochilus ongi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Systellopini), a new genus and new species from northern Western Australia". Zootaxa. 5100 (1): 119-128. Retrieved June 26, 2026.