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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Genus: | Ixorida |
Species: | I. albonotata
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Binomial name | |
Ixorida albonotata (Blanchard, 1842)
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Synonyms | |
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 edit
- ^ Arrow, G.J. (1910). The Fauna of British India. Coleoptera: Lamellicornia. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 45–46.