Anoplognathus porosus

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Anoplognathus porosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
  • Anoplognathus inustus Kirby, 1818
  • Anoplognathus luridus Arrow, 1901
  • Anoplognathus pectoralis Burmeister, 1844
  • Rutela porosus Dalman, 1817

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

Description[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Anoplognathus porosus". GBIIF. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  2. ^ Seidel, Matthias; Reid, Chris A.M. (2021-01-14). "Taxonomic changes resulting from a review of the types of Australian Anoplognathini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) housed in Swedish natural history collections". Zootaxa. 4908 (2). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4908.2.4. ISSN 1175-5334.