Symmela nunesorum
| Symmela nunesorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. nunesorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela nunesorum Pacheco, Wipfler, Monné & Ahrens, 2022
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Symmela nunesorum 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 6.8 mm. The head is black and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is black and shiny. The elytra are black. The surface is iridescent and without setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after two friends of the first author, Rafael V. Nunes and Luis Gabriel de O.A. Nunes.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela nunesorum 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.