Pseudoheteronyx littoralis (a species of scarab-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
McQuillan, P.B. & Michaels, K. (1997). First Record of Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Tasmania, with description of Pseudoheteronyx littoralis sp.n. from sandy beaches. Austral Entomology 36 (2): 117-120.
TMAG collections
Classification
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Heteronycini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 10
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
*McQuillan, P.B. & Michaels, K. (1997). First Record of Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Tasmania, with description of Pseudoheteronyx littoralis sp.n. from sandy beaches. Austral Entomology 36 (2): 117-120.
Ecology
Inhabits sand coasts, emerging in late winter / early spring.
Source literature on ecology:
McQuillan, P.B. & Michaels, K. (1997). First Record of Pseudoheteronyx Blackburn (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) from Tasmania, with description of Pseudoheteronyx littoralis sp.n. from sandy beaches. Austral Entomology 36 (2): 117-120.
