Mimodacne rhodesiaca

Mimodacne
Mimodacne rhodesiaca. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Erotylidae
Subfamily: Dacninae
Genus: Mimodacne
Species: M. rhodesiaca
Binomial name
Mimodacne rhodesiaca
L. Bedel, 1917

Mimodacne rhodesiaca is a species of beetles in the family Erotylidae.[1][2]

Description

Mimodacne rhodesiaca can reach a length of 17–26 millimetres (0.67–1.02 in). These beetles have black elytra with two transversal yellowish bands. The club of the antenna is very large and markedly asymmetrical.[3][4]

Distribution

This species can be found in the equatorial Africa.[4]

References


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