Nemognatha angusta

Nemognatha angusta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Meloidae
Genus:	Nemognatha
Species:	N. angusta
Binomial name
	Nemognatha angusta; Enns, 1956

Nemognatha angusta is a species of blister beetle belonging to the family Meloidae. This insect is found in North America.

Taxonomy

Nemognatha angusta belongs to the subgenus Nemognatha (Meganemognatha), where it is a relative of N. explanata.^[1]

Description

Adults measure 8 to 11 millimetres (0.31 to 0.43 in) in length, and are tawny in color. Besides its color, it is also distinguished from N. explanata by its shorter galeae (outer lobes of the maxillae) and basally narrowed pronotum.^[1]

Distribution

The holotype of N. angusta was found in Mississippi, with paratypes from Mississippi and Louisiana.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Enns 1956, p. 753.
^ Enns 1956, p. 754–755.

Works cited

Enns, W.R. (1956). "A Revision of the Genera Nemognatha, Zonitis, and Pseudozonitis (Coleoptera, Meloidae) in America North of Mexico, with a Proposed New Genus". The University of Kansas Science Bulletin.

[FOOTNOTEEnns1956753-1] Enns 1956, p. 753.

[FOOTNOTEEnns1956754–755-2] Enns 1956, p. 754–755.

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