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Heteronyx maculatus

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ14863164 ↗
Source-derived summary

Heteronyx maculatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (South Australia).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–4.5 mm (0.14–0.18 in). The head, pronotum and elytra are black or dark brown, often with a pale reddish-yellow spot near the apex of the elytra. The ventral surface and legs are black, piceous or reddish brown and the antennae are dark brown. The dorsal surface is shining and has long, pale whitish setae.

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The public source identifies “Heteronyx maculatus” as species of insect. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Heteronyx, maculatus and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current 79-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Heteronyx, maculatus and species providing the first useful test.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14863164. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Heteronyx maculatus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.