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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
- 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
Footnote & References
- Many thanks for ID to Allen Sundholm, creator of Australasian Beetles Only, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639/
- Lepidiota Kirby, 1828, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Lepidiota
- Genus Lepidiota, iNatualistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/326866-Lepidiota
- Lepidiota Kirby 1828, An Early Screening Tool for Exotic Scarab Pests to Australia, Government of Western Australia, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/exotic_scarab_pests/key/lucid_key_to_scarabs/Media/Html/entities/lepidiota.htm
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