Strigoderma costulipennis

Strigoderma costulipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Strigoderma
Species:	S. costulipennis
Binomial name
	Strigoderma costulipennis; Bates, 1888

Strigoderma costulipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.¹ It is found in Mexico (Guerrero),² where it inhabits localities located between 500 and 1,400 meters a.s.l., characterised by scrubland and low deciduous forest.³

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.81 mm (0.268 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black with coppery reflections. The elytra are ochre-yellow with wide dark coppery bands preceding the outer edge and contiguous to the suture. The abdomen is dark reddish black. Males may have a coppery or greenish reflection on pronotum and head.³

Life history

It has been collected on flowers of Acacia species. Its life cycle is unknown. Adult specimens were collected in June and July.³

References

"Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma costulipennis 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.
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.

[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 27, 2026.

[catalogueoflife-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma costulipennis 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.

[doi.org-3] 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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