Symmela corumbana

Symmela corumbana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Symmela
Species:	S. corumbana
Binomial name
	Symmela corumbana; Moser, 1921

Last updated December 12, 2025

Symmela corumbana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) and Paraguay.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5 mm. The head is blackish brown, shiny and with sparse setae. The pronotum is brownish orange and iridescent. The elytra are blackish brown, with the posterior half dark. The surface is iridescent and without setae.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela corumbana 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 11, 2025.
1 2 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 11, 2025.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela corumbana 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 11, 2025.

[:2-3] 1 2 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 11, 2025.

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