Termitodius coronatus
| Termitodius coronatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Termitodius |
| Species: | T. coronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Termitodius coronatus Wasmann, 1894 | |
Termitodius coronatus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Brazil (Acre, Rondônia) and Venezuela.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4 mm (0.16 in). The body has opaque bulbous and carinate areas and the clypeus and elytral surface between the carinae and tubercles near the posterior margin are glossy. The pronotum has paramedian costae with the anterior lobes elevated and circular in dorsal view, almost as big as the lobes of the other pronotal costae.[3]
Life history
[edit]Specimens have been collected in nests of Nasititermes meinerti.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Termitodius coronatus 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 September 21, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Gama, E. R.; Skelley, P. E.; Vaz-de-Mello, F. Z. (2026). "Identification guide to the Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of Brazil". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1038 (1): 1–225. Retrieved September 21, 2026.
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