Mycterus umbellatarum
Mycterus umbellatarum | |
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In Genova, Italy[clarification needed] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Mycteridae |
Genus: | Mycterus |
Species: | M. umbellatarum
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Binomial name | |
Mycterus umbellatarum (Fabricius, 1787
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Mycterus umbellatarum is a species of soft wing flower beetle in the family Mycteridae.[2] It occurs in Europe and North Africa.
Distribution[]
This species is present in part of Central and Southern Europe (Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland) and in North Africa.[3]
Description[]
Mycterus umbellatarum can reach a body length of about 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in). These beetles are rather variable in size and colour. This species is similar to Mycterus curculioides and . They can be distinguished by the length and thickness of rostrum.
References[]
- ^ Hallan, Joel Kenneth «Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World». Biology Catalog of the University of Texas A&M
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- J. Bergsten, G. Lindberg, H. Vardal, N. Apelquist, Y. Brodin and M. Forshage - Arbetet med donationer av insektsamlingar vid Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
- Darren Pollock - Three new species of Mycterus Clairville (Coleoptera: Mycteridae) from sub-Saharan Africa - African Entomology, 1997
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Categories:
- Tenebrionoidea
- Beetles of Europe
- Beetles described in 1781