{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Strigoderma_paucipunctata.jpg | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | genus= Strigoderma | species = paucipunctata | authority = Andalco-Cid & Ramírez-Ponce, 2026 | synonyms = }} '''''Strigoderma paucipunctata''''' is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.<ref name="gbif">{{cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/4755067|website=gbif.org|title=Global Biodiversity Information Facility|access-date=May 27, 2026}}</ref> It is found in Mexico (Chiapas).<ref name="catalogueoflife">{{cite web |last= Schoolmeesters|first= P.|date= 2025|title= ''Strigoderma (Costatergus) paucipunctata'' at Catalogue of Life|url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/VCRQG|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><ref name="doi.org"/>
== Description == Adults reach a length of about {{cvt|6.77|mm}}. They are completely black, with intense greenish reflections. The elytra however, are without reflections.<ref name="doi.org">{{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 are unknown. The only specimen was collected in June.<ref name="doi.org"/>
== Etymology == The species name is derived from Latin ''pauci'' (meaning ''few'') and ''punctum'' (meaning ''prick'', ''sharp point'') and refers to the scattered punctation of the pronotum.<ref name="doi.org"/>
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Category:Beetles described in 2026 Category:Beetles of Mexico Category:Strigoderma
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