Rhipicera mystacina is a species of beetle in the genus Rhipicera.[1]

Rhipicera mystacina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Rhipiceridae
Genus: Rhipicera
Species:
R. mystacina
Binomial name
Rhipicera mystacina
Fabricius, 1775

Description

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Rhipicera mystacina is diagnosed from related species by the reddish brown colour and the dense and white adpressed setae covering most of the pronotum.[1]

Distribution

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Rhipicera mystacina can be found in the northern and central parts of Queensland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Zhanyu Jin; Hermes E. Escalona; Adam Ślipiński; Hong Pang (June 2013). "Phylogeny and classification of Rhipicerinae (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae) with a review of the Australian taxa". Annales Zoologici. 63 (2): 275–317. doi:10.3161/000345413X669577. ISSN 0003-4541. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.