Biology:Discodon obscurior
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Discodon obscurior | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Genus: | Discodon |
| Species: | D. obscurior
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| Binomial name | |
| Discodon obscurior Pic, 1906[1]
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Discodon obscurior is a species of beetle of the family Cantharidae. This species is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11–13 mm. They have a pitch black head. The pronotum is lustrous, partly translucent, with a broad irregular black band from the anterior to the posterior margin, and a black band (usually with lateral projections) in the posterior third. The background is pale yellow with diffuse orange regions. The scutellum and elytra are entirely pitch black, slightly lustrous. The thorax, legs and abdomen are black.[2]
References
- ↑ "Discodon Gorham, 1881". https://www.gbif.org/fr/species/4717084.
- ↑ Biffi, Gabriel; Geiser, Michael (23 August 2022). "A revision of Discodon tricolor (Guérin-Méneville) and its mimics from the Atlantic forests of Brazil (Coleoptera: Cantharidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy 834 (1): 148–189. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1907. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
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Wikidata ☰ Q114786206 entry
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