Strigoderma juliani

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

Strigoderma juliani is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Mexico (Oaxaca), where it has been recorded in the Sierra Sur, between 700 and 930 meters a.s.l.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm (0.30 in). The head, pronotum, scutellum and legs are shiny black, with greenish reflections on the clypeus and legs. The elytra are ochre-yellow, with wide black bands longitudinally covering the outer third and a wide area adjacent to the suture. The abdomen is dark reddish black.

Life history

The feeding habits and life cycle of this species are unknown. Specimens were collected in June and August.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to the entomologist Julián Hernández Cruz, who worked with the scarab beetle fauna of Oaxaca, mainly in the Sierra Sur where this species comes from.

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma (Costatergus) juliani 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 4 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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[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma (Costatergus) juliani 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 4 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.