Hyperstoma marginatum is a species of firefly beetle endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2]
| Hyperstoma marginatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lampyridae |
| Subfamily: | Ototretinae |
| Genus: | Hyperstoma |
| Species: | H. marginatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyperstoma marginatum Wittmer, 1979
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| Synonyms | |
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Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer, 1979 (Missp.) | |
Description
editAverage length is about 5.0 mm. The 1 to 2 antennomeres are yellow to light brown in color, and antennomeres 3 to 11 are dark brown in color. Penultimate abdominal tergum is straight basally which are furnished with two small rounded tubercles. Male genitalia possess a V-shaped phallobase with robust paramerae. Phallus broadly emarginate distally.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer 1979 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer, 1979". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "Review of the genus Hyperstoma (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 2975: 64–68 (2011). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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