Strigoderma vulcanica

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

Strigoderma vulcanica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.¹ It is found in Mexico (Colima).²³

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.31 mm (0.248 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black with coppery reflections, while the elytra, legs, scape and pedicel are intense yellow. The abdomen is dark reddish black.³

Life history

Feeding habits and life cycle are unknown. Specimens were collected in July and August.³

Etymology

The species name refers to the locality site where the type series was collected, Volcán de Colima and is derived from Latin Vulcānus (Vulcan: the Roman god of fire) and the noun suffix ica (to denote the geographic region where the species is found).³

References

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