Eurychelus
| Eurychelus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericoidinae |
| Tribe: | Heteronychini |
| Genus: | Eurychelus Blanchard, 1850 |
| Species: | E. marmoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurychelus marmoratus Blanchard, 1850
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Eurychelus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Eurychelus marmoratus, which is found in the mountainous parts of Victoria and New South Wales.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–11 mm. The frons and upper side of the clypeus are densely and uniformly clothed with pale, rather stout and pointed setae. The frons also has two long erect setae above each eye. The pronotum and elytra are densely and uniformly clothed with setae in small patches (some brown, some white). The pronotum also has two to four long erect yellow setae on the disc. The elytra are also clothed with setae like those on the pronotum.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Nepytis russula 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ^ 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.