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Mordellistena rayi

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Mordellistena rayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Mordellidae
Genus: Mordellistena
Species:
M. rayi
Binomial name
Mordellistena rayi
Ermisch, 1965
Synonyms[1]

Mordellistena humeralis Ray, 1937 – preoccupied

Mordellistena rayi is a species of beetle in the family Mordellidae.[1] It was first described as Mordellistena humeralis in 1937 by Eugene Ray from Puerto Rico,[2] but this name was preoccupied by Mordellistena humeralis (Linnaeus, 1758), and the replacement name Mordellistena rayi was created by Karl Ermisch in 1965.[1]

This beetle measures 2.6 mm (0.10 in) in length, or 3.8 mm (0.15 in) when including the anal stylus. The antennae are 0.6 mm (0.024 in) long.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mordellidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University, archived from the original on 7 October 2014, retrieved 8 August 2015
  2. ^ a b Ray, Eugene (1937). "Synopsis of the Puerto Rican beetles of the genus Mordellistena, with descriptions of new species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 84 (3020): 389–399. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.84-3020.389. hdl:10088/16268.