Maechidius tridentatus

Maechidius tridentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maechidius
Species:
M. tridentatus
Binomial name
Maechidius tridentatus
Britton, 1963

Maechidius tridentatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. The head and pronotum are black, while the elytra, pygidium and ventral surface are very dark reddish brown. The legs, antennae and palpi are reddish brown.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maechidius tridentatus 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 February 3, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1963). "A new species of Maechidius (Coleoptera: Melolonthinae) from North Queensland" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 14 (1): 126–127. Retrieved February 3, 2026.