Symmela pseudopaca

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

Symmela pseudopaca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.8 mm. The head is blackish brown, dull and iridescent, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is blackish brown and iridescent. The elytra are yellowish brown with blackish margins. The surface is opaque and iridescent and without setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named for its morphological similarities to Symmela opaca . [3]

References

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