Symmela paschoali
| Symmela paschoali | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. paschoali
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmela paschoali Pacheco, Wipfler, Monné & Ahrens, 2022
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Symmela paschoali is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Pará) and Paraguay.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.4–6.9 mm. The head is black, dull and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is blackish brown and dull. The elytra are blackish brown. The surface is opaque and iridescent and without setae.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the Brazilian entomologist Paschoal C. Grossi.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela paschoali 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.