Strigoderma borealis

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

Strigoderma borealis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Mexico (Nayarit).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.56 mm (0.258 in). The body is completely black, except for a wide orange spot on the first third of each elytron. The tibiae are apically reddish and the tarsi and claws have a deeper reddish tone.^[3]

Life history

Its feeding habits and life cycle are unknown. Adults were collected in June and July.^[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin borealis (relating to the north or boreas) as this species has the most northerly distribution of any species of the subgenus Costatergus described so far.^[3]

References

^ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Strigoderma (Costatergus) borealis 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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 (Costatergus) borealis 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] 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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