Triodontella nyssana
| Triodontella nyssana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Triodontella |
| Species: | T. nyssana
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| Binomial name | |
| Triodontella nyssana (Brenske, 1901)
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Triodontella nyssana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Malawi.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. The frons is strongly punctate and covered with appressed pubescence. The pronotum is similar to that of Triodontella ikuthana, but uniformly yellowish. The elytra are uniformly densely punctate, with short, appressed pubescence. The suture and three ribs are less prominent.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella nyssana 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 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.