Triodontella cribellata

Triodontella cribellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Triodontella
Species:
T. cribellata
Binomial name
Triodontella cribellata
(Fairmaire, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Triodonta cribellata Fairmaire, 1859

Triodontella cribellata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in France (Corsica).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8.5 mm. The body is entirely brown, somewhat blackish, not very shiny and covered with a fine, short light-coloured pubescence. The head has large punctation. The pronotum is covered with dense punctation anteriorly and laterally, with larger punctures on the disc and towards the base. The sides and anterior margin have long, erect cilia. The elytra are covered with fine, dense punctation and fine pubescence.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella cribellata 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.