Biology:Myriochila distinguenda

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Short description: Species of beetle

Myriochila distinguenda
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Myriochila
Species:
M. distinguenda
Binomial name
Myriochila distinguenda
(Dejean, 1825)

Myriochila distinguenda is a species of tiger beetle found in South Asia. It is found mainly on the muddy shoreline around freshwater. The genus Myriochila is characterized by hooked setae on the femora and four hairs on the pale or whitish labrum.[1][2]

References

  1. Pearson, David L.; Wiesner, Juergen; Acciavatti, R.E.; Uniyal, V.P.; Anichtchenko, Alexander (2020). A field guide to the tiger beetles of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. p. 201. 
  2. Fowler, W.W. (1912). The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Coleoptera. General Introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae.. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 358. https://archive.org/details/coleopteragenera00fowl/page/358/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13868380 entry