Phorine

Phorine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Sericoidinae
Tribe: Scitalini
Genus: Phorine
Britton, 1987
Species:
P. anomala
Binomial name
Phorine anomala
(Blackburn, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Byrrhomorpha anomala Blackburn, 1907

Phorine is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Phorine anomala, which is found in Australia (New South Wales).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 13–14 mm (0.51–0.55 in). They are dark brown or black, with the head and pronotum densely punctured. The scutellum is punctured on each side of the base and the elytra are coarsely punctured.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Phorine anomala 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 11, 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 11, 2026.