Triodontella abyssinica

Triodontella abyssinica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Triodontella
Species:	T. abyssinica
Binomial name
	Triodontella abyssinica; (Brenske, 1901)
Synonyms
	Triodonta abyssinica Brenske, 1901;

Triodontella abyssinica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Ethiopia.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. They are small, shiny and yellow. They are very similar to Triodontella brevis, but differing in its more extensive punctation and associated thinner pubescence. The elytra are granularly punctate with very faint striae.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella abyssinica 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.
1 2 Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Triodontella abyssinica 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 Brenske, E. (1901). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. V." (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 46 (2–3): 187–234. Retrieved February 5, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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