Deltochilum jocelynae
| Deltochilum jocelynae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Deltochilum |
| Species: | D. jocelynae |
| Binomial name | |
| Deltochilum jocelynae González-Alvaredo & Vaz-de-Mello, 2021 | |
Deltochilum jocelynae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Guyana (Mount Wokomung).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.1 mm (0.32 in). They are dark green with some red reflections dorsally. They are black ventrally, with shiny red reflections on the anterior area of the metaventral process, meso- and metafemora and ventrite VI.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after Jocelyn Gill.[3]
References
- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Deltochilum (Deltohyboma) jocelynae 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
- 1 2 3 González-Alvarado, Arturo; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2021). "Taxonomic revision of the Deltohyboma Lane, 1946 gilli species group (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Deltochilum)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 775 (1): 86–106. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
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