''Heteronyx queenlandicus'' is a

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

species that was first described in 1909. The beetle is part of the genus ''

Heteronyx Heteronyx is a genus of beetles in the family '' Melolonthidae'' found in Australia, Melanesia Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Indonesia's New Guinea in the west to Fiji in the e ...

'' in the family '' Melolonthidae''.''Scarabs: World Scarabaeidae Database''. Schoolmeesters P., 2011-05-30

References

Melolonthinae Beetles described in 1909 {{Melolonthinae-stub