Canudema

Canudema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Tanyproctini
Genus: Canudema
Lacroix, 1994

Canudema is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. The genus is endemic to Socotra.

Description

Canudema are elongate, medium-sized beetles (length 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in)). The coloration is black, with dark brownish extremities and elytra.

Species

There are two recognized species:

References

  1. 1 2 "Canudema Lacroix, 1994". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Canudema Lacroix, 1994". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Canudema Lacroix, 1994". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Král, David; Sehnal, Richard; Bezděk, Aleš (2012). "Tanyproctini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of Socotra Island". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 52 (Suppl. 2): 153–182. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10106361.