Margarinotus taiwanus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae.[1][2][3][4] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][2]

Margarinotus taiwanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Histeridae
Genus: Margarinotus
Subgenus: Grammostethus
Species:
M. taiwanus
Binomial name
Margarinotus taiwanus
Mazur, 2008

Distribution

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The type series was collected from Tatachia in Nantou in central Taiwan. Additional specimens were obtained from Hsinpaiyang (=Xinbaiyang) in Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan.[2]

Description

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The body is elongate-oval, convex, black, and shiny. The dorsal side is finely and rarely punctulate, although the elytra are sometimes more coarsely punctate. The legs are paler than the body, pitch-brown and a little expanded. It can be distinguished from all other members of the subgenus Grammostethus by the foretibia not being multidentate.[2]

Total length is 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) and width is 3.2–3.6 mm (0.13–0.14 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee, Chi-Feng (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 17 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e Mazur, Slawomir (2008). "New records of histerid beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species" (PDF). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 8 (1): 89–95.
  3. ^ "Margarinotus taiwanus". GBIF. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 January 2021.