''Heteronyx queenlandicus'' is a

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

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 New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the ea ...

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

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Melolonthinae Beetles described in 1909 {{Melolonthinae-stub