Madecorformica
| Madecorformica silhouetta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Madecorformica Bellamy, 2008 |
| Species: | M. silhouetta |
| Binomial name | |
| Madecorformica silhouetta Bellamy, 2008 | |
Madecorformica silhouetta is a species of beetle in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Madecorformica. It is native to Madagascar.[1]
This beetle is an ant-mimic.[1]
References
- 1 2 Bellamy, C. L. (2008). A new monotypic genus of ant-mimicking Coraebini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae) from Madagascar. Zootaxa 1817 65-68.
External links
- Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Madecorformica". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.
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