Rhipicera femorata

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Rhipicera femorata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Rhipiceridae
Genus: Rhipicera
Species:
R. femorata
Binomial name
Rhipicera femorata
Kirby, 1819
Synonyms
  • Rhipicera neglectavan Emden, 1925
  • Rhipicera vicinaPic, 1925

Rhipicera femorata is a species of beetle in the genus Rhipicera . [1]

Distribution

Rhipicera femorata has been collected along the eastern coast of Australia, from Tasmania to southern Queensland and South Australia, on sandy swamplands and immediate environs, which include sedges, grasses and other swampy land trees. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Zhanyu Jin; Hermes E. Escalona; Adam Ślipiński; Hong Pang (June 2013). "Phylogeny and classification of Rhipicerinae (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae) with a review of the Australian taxa". Annales Zoologici. 63 (2): 275–317. doi:10.3161/000345413X669577. ISSN   0003-4541. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.