Symmela fuhrmanni
| Symmela fuhrmanni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. fuhrmanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela fuhrmanni Pacheco, Wipfler, Monné & Ahrens, 2022
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Symmela fuhrmanni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Distrito Federal).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. The head is blackish brown and dull, with erect, dense setae. The pronotum is black and dull. The elytra are blackish brown. The surface is opaque and iridescent and without setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Juares Fuhrmann.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela fuhrmanni 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.