Triodontella difformipes

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Triodontella difformipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Triodontella
Species:
T. difformipes
Binomial name
Triodontella difformipes
(Fairmaire, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Triodonta difformipesFairmaire, 1892
  • Triodonta brignoliiSabatinelli, 1977

Triodontella difformipes is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Syria and Turkey. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.2 mm. The prothorax and elytra are light brown, while the head is black. The integuments are covered with fine, short yellow hairs. The internal sutural angle of the elytra is covered with long hairs, similar to those on the epipleural margin. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella difformipes 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 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Sabatinelli, G. (1977). "Note su alcuni Lucanidae et Scarabaeoidea floricoli di Turchia, con descrizione di due nuove specie (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Fragmenta Entomologica, Roma. 13. Pensoft: 71–96. Retrieved December 15, 2025. Description of Triodonta brignolii
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