Symmela marcelae
| Symmela marcelae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. marcelae
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela marcelae Pacheco & Ahrens, 2023
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Symmela marcelae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Bahia).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. The body is entirely yellow. The surface is shiny and the dorsal surface is glabrous. The head and pronotum are without a cupreous iridescent shine.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Marcela L. Monné Freire.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela marcelae 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.; Ahrens, D. (2023). "Addendum to the revision of the South American genus Symmela Erichson, 1835 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini): a further new species from Brazil". Zootaxa. 5263 (2): 297–299. Retrieved December 11, 2025.