Mimodacne rhodesiaca is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae.[1][2]

Mimodacne rhodesiaca
Mounted specimen
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M. rhodesiaca
Binomial name
Mimodacne rhodesiaca
L. Bedel, 1917

Description

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Mimodacne rhodesiaca can reach a length of 17–26 millimetres (0.67–1.02 in). These beetles have black elytra with two transversal yellowish bands. The club of the antenna is very large and markedly asymmetrical.[3][4]

Distribution

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This species can be found in the equatorial Africa.[4]

Citations

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  1. ^ Global Names
  2. ^ Swedish Museum of Natural History
  3. ^ Arrow, Gilbert J. (1917). "A Systematic Revision of the African Species of the Coleopterous Family Erotylidae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8. 20 (116). Taylor and Francis: 138 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b L. Bedel Nouveau genre et nouvelles especes d'Erotylidae de l'Afrique equatoriale Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France 85 pages 367-368 (1917)