Heteronyx

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Heteronyx
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Heteronyx

Heteronyx is a genus of beetles in the family Melolonthidae found in Australia, Melanesia and South America. [1] [2]

Over three hundred species have been described in the genus Heteronyx including:

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References

  1. Britton, E. B. (2000). "A review of Heteronyx Guérin-Méneville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Invertebrate taxonomy". Invertebrate Systematics. 14 (4): 465. doi:10.1071/IT98009. ISSN   1445-5226.
  2. Williams, Geoff (2002). "A Taxonomic and Biogeographic Review of the Invertebrates of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia (CERRA) World Heritage Area, and Adjacent Regions" (PDF). Technical Reports of the Australian Museum. 16: 26–27.