Ropica gardneri is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1939.[1]

Ropica gardneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Ropica
Species:
R. gardneri
Binomial name
Ropica gardneri
Breuning, 1939

It is 6 mm long and 1.5 mm wide, and its type locality is Kotturpuram, Chennai. It was named in honor of J. C. M. Gardner, an entomologist who worked in Dehradun.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BioLib.cz - Ropica gardneri. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  2. ^ Breuning, Stephan (1939). "Novae species Cerambycidarum VII" (PDF). Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstage von Professor Dr. Embrik Strand. Vol. 5. Riga. p. 221. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)