| Madecorformica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Subfamily: | Agrilinae |
| Genus: | Madecorformica Bellamy, 2008 |
| Species: | M. silhouetta |
| Binomial name | |
| Madecorformica silhouetta Bellamy, 2008 | |
Madecorformica is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The only species is Madecorformica silhouetta, native to Madagascar.
This beetle is an ant-mimic.
References
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2008). A new monotypic genus of ant-mimicking Coraebini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae) from Madagascar. Zootaxa 1817 65-68.
External links
- Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Madecorformica". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Madecorformica |
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| Madecorformica silhouetta | |
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