Watkinsia macrops

Watkinsia macrops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Watkinsia
Species:
W. macrops
Binomial name
Watkinsia macrops
(Lea, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Diphucephala macrops Lea, 1924

Watkinsia macrops is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5 mm (0.26 in). The antennae are pale testaceous with a dark brown club. The disc of the pronotum is shining, metallic greenish blue with pale brown setae. The scutellum is greenish blue and shining and the elytra are testaceous with the apical angles black. They are punctured, with the punctures bearing long, pale setae.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Watkinsia macrops 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 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1995). "A synopsis of the genera of Diphucephalini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) including Watkinsia gen.nov. et spp.nov". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 9 (1): 115–128. Retrieved June 5, 2026.