Triodontella burgeoni
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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: | Triodontella |
| Species: | T. burgeoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Triodontella burgeoni (Moser, 1926)
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Triodontella burgeoni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. They are black, densely covered with narrow grey scales, and more or less black-marked above. The legs are tawny. The head is densely punctate, the frons with scaly punctures. The antennae are reddish-yellow. The pronotum has four longitudinal black bands, sometimes interrupted. The elytra are grey or black.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella burgeoni 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 5, 2026.
- ^ a b Moser, J. (1926). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden (Col.) XIV" (PDF). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 87: 198–208. Retrieved February 5, 2026.