Biology:Microsternus tricolor
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Microsternus tricolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Microsternus |
| Species: | M. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Microsternus tricolor (Lewis, 1887)
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Microsternus tricolor is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae.[1][2] It is endemic to China , Taiwan, Russia and Japan .[1][2]
The species' name comes from Greek and Latin, "tricolor" meaning "three colors".[3]
Description
Microsternus tricolor are 3 to 5 mm long and 1.4 to 2.4 mm wide.[2] It has three colors as the name suggests, those being red, orange/yellow and black.[1][2] These beetles have a punctured, close pronotum and orange and black bands of elytra.[2]
Taxonomy and systematics
Microsternus tricolor was discovered by Lewis in 1887.[4][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Microsternus tricolor". https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/1159226-Microsternus-tricolor.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Genus Microsternus Lewis (1887) from China, with description of a new genus Neosternus from Asia (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Dacnini)". https://species-id.net/wiki/Microsternus_tricolor.
- ↑ https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tricolor
- ↑ Dai, C. C.; Zhao, M. J. (2013). "Genus Microsternus Lewis (1887) from China, with description of a new genus Neosternus from Asia (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Dacnini)". ZooKeys (340): 79–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.340.6044. PMID 24146593.
Wikidata ☰ Q118066400 entry
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