Symmela martinezi
| Symmela martinezi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Symmela |
| Species: | S. martinezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Symmela martinezi Pacheco, Wipfler, Monné & Ahrens, 2022 | |
Symmela martinezi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Santa Catarina,[2] Rio de Janeiro) and Argentina.[3][4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.8 mm. The head is black, shiny and iridescent, with erect, sparse setae. The pronotum is black and iridescent. The elytra are yellowish brown with a dark spot on the disc. The surface is opaque and iridescent and without setae.[4]
Etymology
The species is named after one of the collectors of the type specimens, A. Martínez.[4]
References
- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ 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.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Symmela martinezi 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 3 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.