Paratriodonta maroccana
| Paratriodonta maroccana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Paratriodonta |
| Species: | P. maroccana
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| Binomial name | |
| Paratriodonta maroccana (Brenske, 1889)
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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
- ^ BioLib
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.