Symmela unidentata

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–5.9 mm. The head is black and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is black and shiny. The elytra are blackish brown. The surface is shiny and without setae. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the presence of only one tooth in the protibia. [3]

References

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