Mimodacne rhodesiaca
| Mimodacne | |
|---|---|
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| Mimodacne rhodesiaca. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Subfamily: | Dacninae |
| Genus: | Mimodacne |
| Species: | M. rhodesiaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimodacne rhodesiaca L. Bedel, 1917 | |
Mimodacne rhodesiaca is a species of beetles in the family Erotylidae.[1][2]
Description
Mimodacne rhodesiaca can reach a length of 17–26 millimetres (0.67–1.02 in). These beetles have black elytra with two transversal yellowish bands. The club of the antenna is very large and markedly asymmetrical.[3][4]
Distribution
This species can be found in the equatorial Africa.[4]
References
- ↑ Global Names
- ↑ Swedish Museum of Natural History
- ↑ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1917, p. 138
- 1 2 L. Bedel Nouveau genre et nouvelles especes d'Erotylidae de l'Afrique equatoriale Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France 85 pages 367--368 (1917)
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