Biology:Violin beetle
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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Mormolyce phyllodes | |
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Genus: | Mormolyce Hagenbach, 1825
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Violin beetles or banjo beetles are ground beetles in the subfamily Lebiinae.[1] They all possess distinctive violin-shaped elytra and live between layers of bracket fungi.
Species
The genus contains the following five species:[2]
- Mormolyce castelnaudi Deyrolle, 1862 — Malaysia and Thailand
- Mormolyce hagenbachi Westwood, 1862 — Malaysia
- Mormolyce phyllodes Hagenbach, 1825 — Indonesia and Malaysia
- Mormolyce quadraticollis Donckier, 1899
- Mormolyce tridens Andrewes, 1941
References
- ↑ Lorenz, W. "Lebiini (1): Nomina Carabideum, Online Database", 2005. Retrieved on 2009-08-06.
- ↑ "Mormolyce Hagenbach, 1825". Carabidae of the World. 2011. http://carabidae.org/carabidae/mormolyce-hagenbach-1825.html. Retrieved 11 Jul 2011.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1936656 entry