Leptaulax bicolor

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Leptaulax bicolor
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L. bicolor
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Leptaulax bicolor

Leptaulax bicolor is a beetle of the Family Passalidae found throughout Australia, Cambodia, Eastern Himalayas, India, Indonesia: Borneo, Java, Moluccas, Sulawesi, Sumatra; Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. [1]

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Description

Parietal ridge extending to supraorbital ridge. The anterior marginal groove of pronotum is more pronounced and broader. Body consists with many large, distinct punctures. Hypostomal process without longitudinal groove on ventrum. [2]

Synonyms

There are several synonyms assigned to the species due to widespread distribution and similarity with other related species. [3]

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References

  1. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Leptaulax bicolor". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  2. "A review of the genus Leptaulax Kaup, 1868 (Coleoptera: Passalidae) from Vietnam, with the first record of L. loebli Kon, Johki & Araya, 2003" (PDF). Bonn zoological Bulletin 70 (2): 247–251. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  3. "Leptaulax bicolor (Fabricius, 1801)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2019-06-25.