Antitrogus costai

Antitrogus costai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Antitrogus
Species:	A. costai
Binomial name
	Antitrogus costai; Allsopp, 1993

Antitrogus costai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Australia (central Queensland).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 21–22 mm (0.83–0.87 in). The head, pronotum and legs are brown, while the scutellum, elytra and venter are yellowish-brown.^[3]

Life history

Adults have been recorded in late October.^[3]

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Antitrogus costai at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (2003). "Synopsis of Antitrogus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthini)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 42 (2): 159-178. Retrieved June 8, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 8, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Antitrogus costai at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 8, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Allsopp, P. G. (2003). "Synopsis of Antitrogus Burmeister (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthini)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 42 (2): 159-178. Retrieved June 8, 2026.

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