Symmela beskei

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Symmela beskei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Symmela
Species:
S. beskei
Binomial name
Symmela beskei
Pacheco, Wipfler, Monné and Ahrens, 2022

Symmela beskei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. The head is blackish brown and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is bicoloured (blackish brown and yellowish) and iridescent. The elytra are yellowish brown with blackish margins. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after C.H. Beské, the collector of the type specimen. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela beskei 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 December 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Pacheco, T. L.; Wipfler, B.; Monné, M. L.; Ahrens, D. (2022). "The genus Symmela Erichson, 1835 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini): taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis". Journal of Natural History. 56 (9–12): 607–705. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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