Symmela elegans
| Symmela elegans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela elegans Erichson, 1835
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Symmela elegans is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.9 mm. The head is black, shiny and iridescent, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is blackish brown and iridescent. The elytra are reddish brown, with dark margins. The surface is opaque and without setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela elegans 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 December 11, 2025.
- ^ a b Pacheco, T. L.; Wipfler, B.; Monné, M. L.; Ahrens, D. (2022). "The genus Symmela Erichson, 1835 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini): taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis". Journal of Natural History. 56 (9–12): 607–705. Retrieved December 11, 2025.