Canudema socotrae
| Canudema socotrae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Canudema |
| Species: | C. socotrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Canudema socotrae Lacroix, 1994
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Canudema socotrae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Yemen (Socotra).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 14.2–14.8 mm. They have an elongate, almost parallel, black body, with the extremities and elytra dark brownish. The pronotum and elytra are finely whitish tomentose, with small whitish hairs.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Canudema socotrae 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- ^ a b Král, D.; Sehnal, R.; Bezděk, A. (2012). "Tanyproctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of Socotra Island" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 52 (2): 153–182. Retrieved February 20, 2026.