Proctophanes metasternalis ========================== Proctophanes metasternalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales). Proctophanes metasternalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales). ==Description== Adults reach a length of about . They have a robust, ovoid, slightly shining body. The colour varies from black to light castaneous. Some specimens have reddish or brownish areas on the head and pronotum and others have testaceous elytra with darker markings at the sides. ==Life history== Specimens have been collected in wallaby dung. REFERENCES ---------- BIBLIOGRAPHY (BibTeX) -------------------- @article{ref0, title = {Proctophanes metasternalis}, url = {https://encyclopegia.org/a/proctophanes-metasternalis} } BIBLIOGRAPHY (RIS) ------------------- TY - JOUR TI - Proctophanes metasternalis UR - https://encyclopegia.org/a/proctophanes-metasternalis ER - CITE THIS ARTICLE ---------------- Cite this article: Proctophanes metasternalis Derived from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1379015943 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 Snapshot: enwiki-001379015943 Permalink: /a/proctophanes-metasternalis