Madecorformica

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Madecorformica
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Madecorformica

Bellamy, 2008
Species:
M. silhouetta
Binomial name
Madecorformica silhouetta
Bellamy, 2008

Madecorformica is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The only species is Madecorformica silhouetta, native to Madagascar. [1]

This beetle is an ant-mimic. [1]

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