Biology:Margarinotus taiwanus
| Margarinotus taiwanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Histeridae |
| Genus: | Margarinotus |
| Subgenus: | Grammostethus |
| Species: | M. taiwanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008
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Margarinotus taiwanus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae.[1][2][3][4] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2]
Distribution
The type series was collected from Tatachia in Nantou in central Taiwan. Additional specimens were obtained from Hsinpaiyang (=Xinbaiyang) in Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan.[2]
Description
The body is elongate-oval, convex, black, and shiny. The dorsal side is finely and rarely punctulate, although the elytra are sometimes more coarsely punctate. The legs are paler than the body, pitch-brown and a little expanded. It can be distinguished from all other members of the subgenus Grammostethus by the foretibia not being multidentate.[2]
Total length is 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) and width is 3.2–3.6 mm (0.13–0.14 in).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lee, Chi-Feng (n.d.). "Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008". in K. T. Shao. Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/eng/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=429394.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Mazur, Slawomir (2008). "New records of histerid beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species". Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 8 (1): 89–95. http://www.bjc.sggw.pl/arts/2008v8n1/245.pdf.
- ↑ "Margarinotus taiwanus". https://www.gbif.org/species/5996223. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ "Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=805844.
Wikidata ☰ Q14882638 entry
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