Lepidiota

Alice Springs Fauna •

This Lepidiota Beetle, from the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae, and possibly in the genus Lepidiota, was rescued from a swimming pool in Alice Springs.

The white line on one side of the pronotum appears to be the remains of a stamen.

More information on this genus and other beetles can be found here:

Insects > Beetles > Coleoptera > Lepidiota

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• Scientific classification
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Hexapoda
• Class: Insecta
• informal: Pterygotes
• Order: Coleoptera
• Suborder: Polyphaga
• Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
• Family: Scarabaeidae
• Subfamily: Melolonthinae
• Tribe: Melolonthini
• Genus: Lepidiota

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