Paratriodonta romana
| Paratriodonta romana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Paratriodonta |
| Species: | P. romana
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| Binomial name | |
| Paratriodonta romana (Brenske, 1890)
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Paratriodonta romana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Italy.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5-6 mm. They are entirely black, although sometimes the elytra are dark brown. The pubescence consists of long black hairs on the head, pronotum and base of the elytra (while the hairs are light on the rest of the elytra). There are also more or less dark short hairs on the pronotum.[3]
Life history
Adults appear in April and are diurnal. They can be observed on flowers (especially Cistus species) feeding on pollen.[4]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Paratriodonta morio 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 February 9, 2026.
- ^ a b Baraud, J. (1962). "Révision des espèces paléarctiques du genre Triodonta Muls. (Col. Scarabaeidae)". Actes de La Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux. 100: 1–80. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
- ^ Antonio Rey, Alberto Ballerio, Loris Colacurcio, Marco Rastelli, Sergio Rastelli & Marco Uliana. "P. romana". Scarabaeoidea d'Italia.
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