Biology:Hyperstoma marginata

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Short description: Species of beetle


Hyperstoma marginata
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H. marginata
Binomial name
Hyperstoma marginata
Wittmer, 1979

Hyperstoma marginata, is a species of firefly beetle endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Description

Average length is about 5.0 mm. The 1 to 2 antennomeres are yellow to light brown in color, and antennomeres 3 to 11 are dark brown in color. Penultimate abdominal tergum is straight basally which are furnished with two small rounded tubercles. Male genitalia possess a V-shaped phallobase with robust paramerae. Phallus broadly emarginate distally.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2434541 entry