Raysymmela varians

Raysymmela varians
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Raysymmela
Species:	R. varians
Binomial name
	Raysymmela varians; (Erichson, 1847)
Synonyms
	Symmela variansErichson, 1847;

Last updated February 07, 2026

Raysymmela varians is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Peru.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.2 mm. The head is black and iridescent, with upright sparse setae. The labroclypeus has a rim of dense short setae behind anterior margin. The antennal club is blackish. The pronotum is dull, iridescent and black, while the elytra are black.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Raysymmela varians 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 13, 2026.
1 2 Pacheco, T. L.; Wipfler, B.; Monné, M. J.; Ahrens, D. (2022). "The genus Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Sericini): taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 53 (4): 400–441. Retrieved January 13, 2026.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Raysymmela varians 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 13, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Pacheco, T. L.; Wipfler, B.; Monné, M. J.; Ahrens, D. (2022). "The genus Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae, Sericini): taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 53 (4): 400–441. Retrieved January 13, 2026.

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