Mylabris flavoguttata
Mylabris flavoguttata is a species of beetle belonging to the Meloidae family. It was discovered during an exploration of Abyssinia by Pierre Victor Adolphe Ferret and Joseph Germain Galinier (1814–1888).
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| Mylabris flavoguttata from Ethiopia | |
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| Species: | M. flavoguttata |
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| Mylabris flavoguttata Reiche in Ferret & Galin, 1850 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in Ethiopia and Angola.
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References
- «Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World»
- Ferret P.V. A. and Galinier. J.G Voyage en Abyssinie dans les provinces du Tigre, du Samen et de l'Amhara (1839-1843) Tome I-III (1847-1848)[1850] Entomologie.
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