Acheilo clypeatus

Acheilo clypeatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Acheilo
Species:
A. clypeatus
Binomial name
Acheilo clypeatus
Britton, 1988

Acheilo clypeatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (Western Australia).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–6 mm. The have an uniformly testaceous body. The upper surface of the frons, as well as the pronotum and elytra are densely and uniformly setose.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Acheilo clypeatus 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. ^ a b Britton, E. B. (1988). "A synopsis of the genera of Australian Heteronycini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Journal of the Australian Entomological Society. 27 (1): 27–36. Retrieved February 3, 2026.