Maechidius sturnus

Maechidius sturnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maechidius
Species:
M. sturnus
Binomial name
Maechidius sturnus
Arrow, 1941

Maechidius sturnus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Yapen).[2][3]

Description

The dorsum and venter are uniformly black, while the edges of the labroclypeus, lateral margins of the pronotum, legs and antennae are brown.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maechidius sturnus 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 Telnov, D. (2020-10-19). "A revision of the Maechidiini Burmeister, 1855 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from the Indo-Australian transition zone, and the first record of the tribe west of Wallace's Line". European Journal of Taxonomy. 721 (1): 1–210. Retrieved February 3, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.