Proborhinus

Proborhinus
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
Binomial name
Proborhinus cornutus
(Blackburn, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Heteronyx cornutus Blackburn, 1910

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

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.