Strigoderma juliani

Strigoderma juliani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Strigoderma
Species:
S. juliani
Binomial name
Strigoderma juliani
Andalco-Cid & Ramírez-Ponce, 2026

Strigoderma juliani is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mexico (Oaxaca),[2] where it has been recorded in the Sierra Sur, between 700 and 930 meters a.s.l.[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm (0.30 in). The head, pronotum, scutellum and legs are shiny black, with greenish reflections on the clypeus and legs. The elytra are ochre-yellow, with wide black bands longitudinally covering the outer third and a wide area adjacent to the suture. The abdomen is dark reddish black.[3]

Life history

The feeding habits and life cycle of this species are unknown. Specimens were collected in June and August.[3]

Etymology

The species is dedicated to the entomologist Julián Hernández Cruz, who worked with the scarab beetle fauna of Oaxaca, mainly in the Sierra Sur where this species comes from.[3]

References

  1. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma (Costatergus) juliani 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 May 26, 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d Andalco-Cid, K. S.; Zaragoza-Caballero, S.; Estrada Torres, A.; Rodríguez-Mirón, G.; Ramírez-Ponce (2026). "Description of a new Mexican endemic subgenus of Strigoderma Burmeister with six new species (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Anomalini)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1052 (1): 21–61. Retrieved May 26, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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