Proborhinus
| Proborhinus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericoidinae |
| Tribe: | Heteronychini |
| Genus: | Proborhinus Britton, 1988 |
| Species: | P. cornutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Proborhinus cornutus (Blackburn, 1910)
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Proborhinus is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Proborhinus cornutus, which is found in Australia (Western Australia).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4-5 mm. They are uniform pale testaceous. The pronotum and elytra are coarsely punctured, with uniform short pubescence.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Proborhinus cornutus 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.