Mesostena puncticollis

Mesostena puncticollis, the opossum beetle, is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae.

Mesostena puncticollis
Mesostena puncticollis from Egypt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Mesostena
Species:
M. puncticollis
Binomial name
Mesostena puncticollis
Solier, 1835

Description

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Mesostena puncticollis can reach a length of about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Head, thorax and elytra are black, while ventral surface is reddish brown. Pronotum is goblet-shaped, elytra are elongated-elliptical, with large spots on the spotting-rows.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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This species is present in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Iran.[1]

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