Raysymmela bruchi
| Raysymmela bruchi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Raysymmela |
| Species: | R. bruchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Raysymmela bruchi (Moser, 1924)
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Raysymmela bruchi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.2 mm. The head is black and shiny, with upright sparse setae. The labroclypeus has a rim of dense short setae behind the anterior margin. The antennal club is blackish. The elytra are mostly reddish-brown, but the posterior half is dark.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Raysymmela bruchi 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 January 12, 2026.
- ^ a b Pacheco, T. L.; Wipfler, B.; Monné, M. J.; Ahrens, D. (2022). "The genus Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Sericini): taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 53 (4): 400–441. Retrieved January 12, 2026.