Madecorformica
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| Genus: | Madecorformica Bellamy, 2008
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| Species: | M. silhouetta
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| Madecorformica silhouetta Bellamy, 2008
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Madecorformica is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The only species is Madecorformica silhouetta, native to Madagascar.[1]
This beetle is an ant-mimic.[1]
References
- ^ a b Bellamy, C. L. (2008). A new monotypic genus of ant-mimicking Coraebini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae) from Madagascar. Zootaxa 1817 65-68.
External links
- Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Madecorformica". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.
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