Symmela unidentata
| Symmela unidentata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. unidentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela unidentata Pacheco, Wipfler, Monné & Ahrens, 2022
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Symmela unidentata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Bahia).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–5.9 mm. The head is black and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is black and shiny. The elytra are blackish brown. The surface is shiny and without setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the presence of only one tooth in the protibia.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela unidentata 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 c 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.