Triodontella dalmatica

Triodontella dalmatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Triodontella
Species:
T. dalmatica
Binomial name
Triodontella dalmatica
(Baraud, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Triodonta dalmatica Baraud, 1962
  • Triodontella bulgarica Bunalski, 2001
  • Triodonta dalmatica bicolora Baraud, 1962
  • Triodonta dalmatica obscura Baraud, 1962

Triodontella dalmatica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8 mm. The body is entirely brown, but slightly darkened on the frons and pronotal disc. The pubescence is light and short. Sometimes, the head and pronotum are black and the elytra yellowish-brown with a darker suture or entirely black, except for the light testaceous antennae, and the underside and legs brownish.[3]

References

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