Symmela clarki
| Symmela clarki | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. clarki
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela clarki Pacheco, Wipfler, Monné & Ahrens, 2022
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Symmela clarki is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.8–6.2 mm. The head is blackish brown and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is yellowish and shiny. The elytra are yellowish brown with blackish margins. The surface is shiny and without setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after H. Clark, the collector of the type specimen.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela clarki 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.
- ^ a b c 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.