Mordellistena y-nigrum

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Mordellistena y-nigrum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Mordellidae
Genus: Mordellistena
Species:
M. y-nigrum
Binomial name
Mordellistena y-nigrum
Ray, 1937 [1]

Mordellistena y-nigrum is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae. It was described in 1937 by Eugene Ray from Puerto Rico. [1] [2] It is named for its diagnostic characteristic, a Y-shaped black spot on the region of the elytra surrounding the scutellum. [1]

This beetle measures 2.25 mm (0.089 in) in length, or 3.1 mm (0.12 in) when including the anal stylus. The antennae are 1 mm (0.039 in) long. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ray, Eugene (1937). "Synopsis of the Puerto Rican beetles of the genus Mordellistena, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 84 (3020): 389–399. doi: 10.5479/si.00963801.84-3020.389 . hdl:10088/16268.
  2. ↑ Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015


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