Margarinotus taiwanus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Histeridae |
Genus: | Margarinotus |
Subgenus: | Grammostethus |
Species: | M. taiwanus
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Binomial name | |
Margarinotus taiwanus Mazur, 2008
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Margarinotus taiwanus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is endemic to Taiwan. [1] [2]
The type series was collected from Tatachia in Nantou in central Taiwan. Additional specimens were obtained from Hsinpaiyang (=Xinbaiyang) in Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan. [2]
The body is elongate-oval, convex, black, and shiny. The dorsal side is finely and rarely punctulate, although the elytra are sometimes more coarsely punctate. The legs are paler than the body, pitch-brown and a little expanded. It can be distinguished from all other members of the subgenus Grammostethus by the foretibia not being multidentate. [2]
Total length is 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) and width is 3.2–3.6 mm (0.13–0.14 in). [2]