Aporhina bispinosa

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Aporhina bispinosa
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Aporhina bispinosa from Papua New Guinea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Brentidae
Genus: Aporhina
Species:
A. bispinosa
Binomial name
Aporhina bispinosa
Boisduval , 1835

Aporhina bispinosa is a species of Brentidae family, Eurhynchinae subfamily.

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Description

Aporhina bispinosa reaches about 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in) in length. This beetle has a dark green or blackish coloration and two long thorns in the middle of elytra (hence the Latin name "bispinosa).

Distribution

This species occurs in Papua New Guinea.

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