Triodontella sansibarica
| Triodontella sansibarica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Triodontella |
| Species: | T. sansibarica
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| Binomial name | |
| Triodontella sansibarica (Brenske, 1896)
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Triodontella sansibarica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are similar to Triodontella nitidula, but overall more sparsely pubescent. They are yellowish, with the abdomen and lateral margins of the elytra somewhat darker. The clypeus is tapered, distinctly emarginate anteriorly, densely, finely wrinkled-punctate. The frons is granularly punctate and sparsely covered with greyish pubescence. The pronotum is very finely punctate and sparsely pubescent. The elytra are also sparsely pubescent. The pygidium is somewhat convex and the hairs are more robust.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella sansibarica 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 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1896). "Neue Melolonthiden aus Africa und Asien" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 57: 178–205. Retrieved February 23, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.