Triodontella nitidula
| Triodontella nitidula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Triodontella |
| Species: | T. nitidula
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| Binomial name | |
| Triodontella nitidula (Rossi, 1790)
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| Synonyms | |
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Triodontella nitidula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Austria, Italy and Slovenia.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm. They have an elongated, slightly convex body. The colouration is highly variable. The head is dark brown and the body is light brown, more or less darkened on the disc of the pronotum, the suture and sides of the elytra and on the ventral surface. The legs are mahogany brown. The upper surface is covered with light, short pubescence. The antennae are testaceous with a blackish club.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella nitidula 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.
- ^ 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.