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Hyperstoma marginatum

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Species of beetle

Hyperstoma marginatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lampyridae
Subfamily: Ototretinae
Genus: Hyperstoma
Species: H. marginatum
Binomial name
Hyperstoma marginatum
Wittmer, 1979
Synonyms

Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer, 1979 (Missp.)

Hyperstoma marginatum is a species of firefly beetle endemic to Sri Lanka.

Description

Average length is about 5.0 mm. The 1 to 2 antennomeres are yellow to light brown in color, and antennomeres 3 to 11 are dark brown in color. Penultimate abdominal tergum is straight basally which are furnished with two small rounded tubercles. Male genitalia possess a V-shaped phallobase with robust paramerae. Phallus broadly emarginate distally.

References

  1. "Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer 1979 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. "Hyperstoma marginata Wittmer, 1979". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  3. "Review of the genus Hyperstoma (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)" (PDF). Zootaxa 2975: 64–68 (2011). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
Taxon identifiers
Hyperstoma marginata


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