Strigoderma costulipennis

Strigoderma costulipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Strigoderma
Species:	S. costulipennis
Binomial name
	Strigoderma costulipennis; Bates, 1888

Strigoderma costulipennis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero), where it inhabits localities located between 500 and 1,400 meters a.s.l., characterised by scrubland and low deciduous forest.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.81 mm (0.268 in). The head, pronotum and scutellum are black with coppery reflections. The elytra are ochre-yellow with wide dark coppery bands preceding the outer edge and contiguous to the suture. The abdomen is dark reddish black. Males may have a coppery or greenish reflection on pronotum and head.

Life history

It has been collected on flowers of Acacia species. Its life cycle is unknown. Adult specimens were collected in June and July.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma costulipennis 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.
1 2 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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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 27, 2026.

[catalogueoflife-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma costulipennis 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] 1 2 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.