Triodontella brevis

Triodontella brevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Triodontella
Species:
T. brevis
Binomial name
Triodontella brevis
(Brenske, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Triodonta brevis Brenske, 1890

Triodontella brevis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Senegal.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They have a short body and they are reddish-yellow and glossy, with yellowish-brown pubescence.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella brevis 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1890). "Die Arten der Gattung Triodonta Muls. (Melolonthidarum Genus)" (PDF). Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 9: 81–86. Retrieved February 20, 2026.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.