Symmela reischei

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

Symmela reischei is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Brazil. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–7.1 mm. The head is blackish brown and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is blackish brown and shiny. The elytra are yellowish brown with blackish margins. The surface is shiny and without setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Reische, collector of the holotype specimen. [3]

References

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