Raysymmela curtula
| Raysymmela curtula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Raysymmela |
| Species: | R. curtula
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| Binomial name | |
| Raysymmela curtula (Erichson, 1835)
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Raysymmela curtula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.4 mm. The head is black and iridescent, with upright sparse setae. The antennal club is yellowish. The pronotum is shiny and black, while the elytra are yellowish-brown with blackish margins.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Raysymmela curtula 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.