| Strigoderma tenebrosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Strigoderma |
| Species: | S. tenebrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Strigoderma tenebrosa Delgado & Mora-Aguilar, 2012
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Strigoderma tenebrosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.1 It is found in Mexico (Chiapas).23
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
References
- "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
- 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.
- 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.
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