Symmela martinezi

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.8 mm. The head is black, shiny and iridescent, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is black and iridescent. The elytra are yellowish brown with a dark spot on the disc. The surface is opaque and iridescent and without setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after one of the collectors of the type specimens, A. Martínez. [3]

References

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