Biology:Anoplognathus porosus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Anoplognathus porosus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Anoplognathus
Species:
A. porosus
Binomial name
Anoplognathus porosus
(Dalman, 1817)
Synonyms[1]
  • Burmeister, 1844 Kirby, 1818
  • Dalman, 1817 Anoplognathus luridus
  • Anoplognathus inustus Arrow, 1901
  • Anoplognathus pectoralis Rutela porosus

Anoplognathus porosus is a species[1] of beetle within the genus Anoplognathus.

Description

Anoplognathus porosus is similar to Anoplognathus olivieri but females lack the lateral elytral expansion and the pygidium is bronze-green, with a border of recumbent white setae[2]

Range

occurs from Victoria to northern Queensland and is a common species around Sydney

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2345825 entry