Ixorida albonotata
Ixoridae albonotata is a species of flower chafer found in the forested regions of southern India, mainly in the Western Ghats. The species was originally described based on specimens from the Nilgiris.
| Ixorida albonotata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Ixorida |
| Species: | I. albonotata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixorida albonotata (Blanchard, 1842) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Macronota albonotata | |
This beetle originally placed in the genus Macronota is about 2 cm long and is shiny black with creamy white markings. A narrow median line on the prothorax with a narrowing to the front. This continues into the scutellum. The elytra have several spots. In the male the hind tibia has a fringe of long white hairs on the inner edge and the hind tarsus is longer than in the female.[1]
References
- Arrow, G.J. (1910). The Fauna of British India. Coleoptera: Lamellicornia. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 45–46.
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