Symmela terezae

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

Symmela terezae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Brazil (Mato Grosso). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.4–4.5 mm. The head is blackish brown, shiny and iridescent, with erect, dense setae. The pronotum is blackish brown and iridescent. The elytra are blackish brown. The surface is iridescent and without setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Tereza Augusta de Oliveira Lara, the grandmother of the first author. [3]

References

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