species: Aphanesthes sp. in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Animalia > Bilateria > Protostomia > Ecdysozoa > Arthropoda > Hexapoda > Insecta > Coleoptera > Polyphaga > Scarabaeoidea > Scarabaeidae > Cetoniinae > Schizorhinini > Aphanesthes > Aphanesthes sp. (gallery)
Aphanesthes sp.


©Anne Hoggett: Aphanesthes sp. at Lizard Island Research Station. 1.7 cm long. Thanks to iNaturalist contributors for the genus-level id.

©Anne Hoggett: Aphanesthes sp. at Lizard Island Research Station. 1.7 cm long.

©Anne Hoggett: Aphanesthes sp. at Lizard Island Research Station. 1.7 cm long.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Scarabaeidae
Genus Aphanesthes
Species Aphanesthes sp.

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

"Diaphonia have a transverse apex to mesosternal process and more rounded bilobed clypeus. Aphanesthes have a more spearheaded shaped mesosternal process and more elongate clypeus. Unfortunately your spm being a female makes determination to species more difficult. The shape of pygidium unclear. If males are associated then Aphanesthes pullata have very dense short seta along posterior margin of mesofemur (felt like), whereas that of male Aphanethes trapezifera have normally setose mesofemur. Furthermore Aphanesthes are flower vistors and Diaphonia mostly are not." (@paulmhutchinson, iNaturalist, Dec 2021)

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