Mesostena puncticollis, the opossum beetle, is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae.
| Mesostena puncticollis | |
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| Mesostena puncticollis from Egypt | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Mesostena |
| Species: | M. puncticollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesostena puncticollis Solier, 1835
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Description
editMesostena 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
editThis species is present in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Iran.[1]
References
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