Microsternus tricolor is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae.[1][2] It is endemic to China, Taiwan, Russia and Japan.[1][2]
| Microsternus tricolor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Microsternus |
| Species: | M. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Microsternus tricolor (Lewis, 1887)
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The species' name comes from Greek and Latin, "tricolor" meaning "three colors".[3]
Description
editMicrosternus tricolor are 3 to 5 mm long and 1.4 to 2.4 mm wide.[2] It has three colors as the name suggests, those being red, orange/yellow and black.[1][2] These beetles have a punctured, close pronotum and orange and black bands of elytra.[2]
Taxonomy and systematics
editMicrosternus tricolor was discovered by Lewis in 1887.[4][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Microsternus tricolor". Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Dai C.; Zhao M. "Genus Microsternus Lewis (1887) from China, with description of a new genus Neosternus from Asia (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Dacnini)".
- ^ "Definition of TRICOLOR". 18 May 2024.
- ^ Dai, C. C.; Zhao, M. J. (2013). "Genus Microsternus Lewis (1887) from China, with description of a new genus Neosternus from Asia (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Dacnini)". ZooKeys (340): 79–106. Bibcode:2013ZooK..340...79D. doi:10.3897/zookeys.340.6044. PMC 3800800. PMID 24146593.
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