Xyrodes

Xyrodes
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: Xyrodes
Britton, 1987
Species:
X. calorata
Binomial name
Xyrodes calorata
(Blackburn, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Frenchella calorata Blackburn, 1907

Xyrodes is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Xyrodes calorata, which is found in Australia (Queensland).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12 mm (0.47 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black or dark brown, while the elytra and abdomen are reddish brown. The edges of the elytra and the lateral ridges of the abdomen have fringes of pale yellowish setae.

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Xyrodes calorata 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.