Paratriodonta maroccana

Paratriodonta maroccana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Paratriodonta
Species:
P. maroccana
Binomial name
Paratriodonta maroccana
(Brenske, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Triodonta maroccana Brenske, 1889
  • Triodonta maroccana mamorensis Baraud, 1961
  • Triodonta maura Baraud, 1961
  • Paratriodonta maura

Paratriodonta maroccana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Morocco.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5–8 mm. They are black, with the elytra yellowish-brown edged in black on the sides and suture, but sometimes entirely black. They yellow short hairs, as well as dark yellowish-brown long hairs, at least on the pronotum, sometimes the long hairs are brown-black or black, but the short hairs remain yellow on the pronotum and elytra.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Paratriodonta maroccana 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Baraud, J. (1962). "Révision des espèces paléarctiques du genre Triodonta Muls. (Col. Scarabaeidae)". Actes de La Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 100: 1–80. Retrieved February 9, 2026.