Symmela instabilis
| Symmela instabilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. instabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Symmela instabilis Erichson, 1835 | |
Symmela instabilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil[2][3] (São Paulo).[4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.1 mm. The head is black, dull and shiny, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is black and dull but iridescent. The elytra are black. The surface is iridescent and without setae.[3]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela instabilis 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Pacheco, T. L.; Ahrens, D. (2026). "New species and records of the South American genera Raysymmela Saylor, 1947 and Symmela Erichson, 1835 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1): 1–18. Retrieved August 28, 2026.
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