Cockchafer at Tathra, NSW
Identification history
| Melolonthinae (subfamily) | 19 Apr 2023 | KimberiRP | ||
| Melolonthinae (subfamily) | 26 May 2022 | KimberiRP | ||
| Unverified | 9 Apr 2022 | KerryVance2 |
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2 comments
GrahamH
wrote:
24 Apr 2023
Because there are so many scarab beetles, and the definitive taxonomy is so limited, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between melolonthine, ruteline and dynastine species. Many of the defining characters for these 3 subfamilies lie on the legs and how the tarsal claws sit on the far end of the legs. So this specimen may be a Heteronyx species, but there are least 300 known and named Heteronyx species and a further (possibly) 200 known but unnamed Hetoronyx species - so I would be keen to examine the specimen, and particularly the legs, before giving a definitive identification.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.983999-36.731857
- Places Tathra, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2022 08:44 PM Recorded on
- KerryVance2 Recorded by
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KerryVance2 South Coast NatureMapr Melolonthinae (subfamily) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Melolonthinae (subfamily) Scientific name
- Cockchafer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1454m Recorded at altitude
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