{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Strigoderma_juliani.jpg | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | genus= Strigoderma | species = juliani | authority = Andalco-Cid & Ramírez-Ponce, 2026 | synonyms = }} '''''Strigoderma juliani''''' is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.<ref>[https://www.gbif.org/species/4755067 Global Biodiversity Information Facility]</ref> It is found in Mexico (Oaxaca),<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last= Schoolmeesters|first= P.|date= 2025|title= ''Strigoderma (Costatergus) juliani'' at Catalogue of Life|url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/VCZ6G|website= 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).|location= Amsterdam, Netherlands|publisher= Catalogue of Life Foundation|access-date=May 26, 2026}}</ref> where it has been recorded in the Sierra Sur, between 700 and 930 meters a.s.l.<ref name=":2" />
== Description == Adults reach a length of about {{cvt|7.5|mm}}. 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.<ref name=":2">{{cite journal|last1=Andalco-Cid, K. S.|last2=Zaragoza-Caballero, S.|last3=Estrada Torres, A.|last4=Rodríguez-Mirón, G.|last5=Ramírez-Ponce|date= 2026|title= Description of a new Mexican endemic subgenus of Strigoderma Burmeister with six new species (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae, Anomalini).|url= https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1052.3265|journal=European Journal of Taxonomy|volume=1052|issue=1|pages= 21–61.|access-date= May 26, 2026}} {{Creative Commons text attribution notice|cc=by4}}</ref>
== Life history == The feeding habits and life cycle of this species are unknown. Specimens were collected in June and August.<ref name=":2" />
== 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.<ref name=":2" />
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Category:Beetles described in 2026 Category:Beetles of Mexico Category:Strigoderma
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