Triodontella lujai

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Triodontella lujai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Triodontella
Species:
T. lujai
Binomial name
Triodontella lujai
(Moser, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Triodonta lujaiMoser, 1917

Triodontella lujai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7 mm. They are yellowish-brown, with yellowish hairs. The pronotum is darkened except for the lateral margins and the head is punctured with setae. The antennae are brown. The pronotum is densely punctate and the elytra have rows of punctures. The elytral intervals, the pygidium, and the underside are densely punctate. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella lujai 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 January 22, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
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