Strigoderma tenebrosa

Strigoderma tenebrosa
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. tenebrosa
Binomial name
Strigoderma tenebrosa
Delgado & Mora-Aguilar, 2012

Strigoderma tenebrosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Mexico (Chiapas).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.7 mm (0.30 in). They are completely black, with greenish reflections mainly on the protarsus. The pronotum has dense and fine punctures, and projecting anterior angles. The elytra have seven ridges.[3]

Life history

They have been collected from corn plants and tropical deciduous forest areas at 600 meters a.s.l.[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin tenebrosus, tenebra (meaning darkness) and refers to its intense dark colour.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma (Costatergus) tenebrosa 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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