Blaesia atra
Blaesia atra | |
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Blaesia atra from Uruguay | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Blaesia |
Species: | B. atra
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Binomial name | |
Blaesia atra Burmeister, 1842
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Blaesia atra is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.
Description[]
Blaesia atra can reach about 14–20 millimetres (0.55–0.79 in) in length and about 8–12 millimetres (0.31–0.47 in) in width. The body is usually black, with dark brown reddish elytra . Antenna are black, with 10 segments. Pronotum and elytra are moderately punctate. Legs and venter have a dense fringe of rust colored setae. This species is associated with ants of Acromyrmex species (myrmecophily).
Distribution[]
This species occurs in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia and southern Brazil.
References[]
- Encyclopedia of Life
- New World Scarab Beetles
- Brett C. Ratcliffe - - A review of the Blaesiina (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae, Gymnetini)
Categories:
- Cetoniinae
- Beetles described in 1842
- Taxa named by Hermann Burmeister
- Cetoniinae stubs