Mimodacne rhodesiaca
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| Mimodacne rhodesiaca L. Bedel, 1917
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Mimodacne rhodesiaca is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species can be found in the equatorial Africa.[4]
Citations
[edit]- ^ Global Names
- ^ Swedish Museum of Natural History
- ^ Arrow, Gilbert J. (1917). "A Systematic Revision of the African Species of the Coleopterous Family Erotylidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 20 (116). Taylor and Francis: 138 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b L. Bedel Nouveau genre et nouvelles especes d'Erotylidae de l'Afrique equatoriale Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France 85 pages 367-368 (1917)
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