Mimodacne rhodesiaca
Mimodacne rhodesiaca is a species of beetles in the family Erotylidae.[1][2]
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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]
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References
- 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. Taylor and Francis. 20 (116): 138 – via Internet Archive.
- 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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