Ophropyx approximans

Ophropyx approximans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Ophropyx
Species:
O. approximans
Binomial name
Ophropyx approximans
(Blackburn, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Frenchella approximans Blackburn, 1898

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 13–16 mm (0.51–0.63 in). They are dark reddish brown and similar to Ophropyx hispida, but may be distinguished by the coarser and slightly denser punctuation of the pronotum, as well as the shape of the aedeagus.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Ophropyx approximans 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 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1987). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 5. Tribes Scitalini and Comophorini". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 1 (6): 685–799. Retrieved June 9, 2026.