Margarinotus taiwanus

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Margarinotus taiwanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Histeridae
Genus: Margarinotus
Subgenus: Grammostethus
Species:
M. taiwanus
Binomial name
Margarinotus taiwanus
Mazur, 2008 [1]

Margarinotus taiwanus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is endemic to Taiwan. [1] [2] [3]

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Distribution

The type series was collected from Tatachia in Nantou in central Taiwan. Additional specimens were obtained from Hsinpaiyang (=Xinbaiyang) in Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan. [1]

Description

The body is elongate-oval, convex, black, and shiny. The dorsal side is finely and rarely punctulate, although the elytra are sometimes more coarsely punctate. The legs are paler than the body, pitch-brown and a little expanded. It can be distinguished from all other members of the subgenus Grammostethus by the foretibia not being multidentate. [1]

Total length is 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) and width is 3.2–3.6 mm (0.13–0.14 in). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mazur, Slawomir (2008). "New records of histerid beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species" (PDF). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 8 (1): 89–95.
  2. 1 2 "Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Margarinotus (Grammostethus) taiwanus Mazur, 2008". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  4. "Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. "Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 17 January 2021.