African Black Beetle

Heteronychus arator

"Heteronychus arator" is a species of beetle in the subfamily Dynastinae. It is commonly called African black beetle or black lawn beetle. It is native to Africa and it is an introduced species in Australia and on the North Island of New Zealand.
African black beetle larvae Also known as the Black maize beetle. The larvae is bigger than my thumb, about 6cm long and...fat. I do try to see the beauty in all of nature, but this, nope sorry, revolting! It was found in a pile of elephant dung which we use as fertilizer. Coleoptera,Dynastinae,Geotagged,Heteronychus arator,South Africa,Summer,african black beetle,beetles,black maize bertle,insects,south africa

Appearance

It is a shiny black oval-shaped beetle 12 to 15 millimeters long.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyScarabaeidae
GenusHeteronychus
SpeciesH. arator
Photographed in
Australia
South Africa