Symmela guerlini
| Symmela guerlini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. guerlini
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela guerlini Pacheco, Wipfler, Monné & Ahrens, 2022
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Symmela guerlini is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Goiás).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.4 mm. The head is blackish brown and iridescent, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is blackish brown and dull but iridescent. The elytra are yellowish brown with blackish margins. The surface is iridescent and without setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after J. Guerlin, collector of the type specimen.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela guerlini 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.