Symmela nitida
| Symmela nitida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. nitida
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela nitida Erichson, 1835
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Symmela nitida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) and Bolivia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.1 mm. The head is black and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is blackish brown and shiny. The elytra are black, with the posterior half dark. The surface is shiny and without setae.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela nitida 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.