Triodontella bucculenta

Triodontella bucculenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Triodontella
Species:
T. bucculenta
Binomial name
Triodontella bucculenta
(Baraud, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Triodonta bucculenta Baraud, 1962

Triodontella bucculenta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in France, Italy and Switzerland.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5-8 mm. The body is entirely light brown, glossy and covered with a fine, light pubescence. The head has large, close punctures. The pronotum has moderately dense, fine punctation and the sides and anterior margin have long, erect cilia. The elytra are covered with fine punctation.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella bucculenta 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 9, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Baraud, J. (1962). "Révision des espèces paléarctiques du genre Triodonta Muls. (Col. Scarabaeidae)". Actes de La Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 100: 1–80. Retrieved February 9, 2026.