Passaliolla cossonoides

Passaliolla cossonoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Passaliolla
Species:	P. cossonoides
Binomial name
	Passaliolla cossonoides; (Bates, 1887)
Synonyms
	Saprosites cossonoides Bates, 1887;

Passaliolla cossonoides is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz), Panama and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.9–3.2 mm (0.11–0.13 in). They are similar to Passaliolla corticalis in shape of the pronotum and elytra.

Life history

They inhabit tropical evergreen forests. Specimens have been found under bark.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Passaliolla cossonoides 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 10, 2026.
1 2 3 Stebnicka, Z. (2000). "The genus Passaliolla Balthasar, 1945 in Central and South America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 43 (3–4): 233-239. Retrieved October 10, 2026.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 10, 2026.

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Passaliolla cossonoides 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 (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 10, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Stebnicka, Z. (2000). "The genus Passaliolla Balthasar, 1945 in Central and South America (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae: Eupariini)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 43 (3–4): 233-239. Retrieved October 10, 2026.