Mimodacne rhodesiaca
| Mimodacne rhodesiaca | |
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| Mounted specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Mimodacne |
| Species: | M. rhodesiaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimodacne rhodesiaca L. Bedel, 1917 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Megalodacne rhodesiaca (Bedel, 1917) | |
Mimodacne rhodesiaca is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae.[1][2]
This species can be found in equatorial Africa[3] and Zimbabwe.
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.[4][3]
Citations
- ↑ Global Names
- ↑ Swedish Museum of Natural History
- 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)
- ↑ Arrow, Gilbert J. (1917). "A Systematic Revision of the African Species of the Coleopterous Family Erotylidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 20 (116). Taylor and Francis: 138 – via Internet Archive.