Miridiba imitatrix
| Miridiba imitatrix | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Miridiba |
| Species: | M. imitatrix
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| Binomial name | |
| Miridiba imitatrix (Brenske, 1899)
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Miridiba imitatrix is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Sikkim).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 21.5 mm. The dorsal surface is glabrous, at most with hardly visible, short setae in each puncture. The pronotal anterior margin has a row of punctures and is glabrous or has some short setae at sides. The lateral margins are smooth and glabrous. The elytra have regularly distributed punctures.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Miridiba (Miridiba) imitatrix at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ a b Gao, Chuan-bu; Coca-Abia, M. M. (2021-05-12). "Revision of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): genital morphotypes and new taxonomic data". European Journal of Taxonomy. 749 (1): 1–94. Retrieved January 23, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.