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Meracantha

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Meracantha
Meracantha contracta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Tribe: Amarygmini
Genus: Meracantha
Kirby, 1837
Species

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Meracantha is a genus of darkling beetles found in North America. It contains one extant species, M. contracta, and also the extinct species M. lacustris.[1]

Description

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Meracantha contracta ranges from 11 to 14 mm in length.[2] The fossil from which M. lacustris was originally described is 10.5 mm long, and also differs from M. contracta in having more slender femora which are more strongly and suddenly clavate towards the tip.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Meracantha Kirby, 1837". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. ^ "Meracantha contracta (Beauvois) Tenebrioniformes Tenebrionidae". entnemdept.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  3. ^ Wickham, H. F. (1909-08-01). "New fossil Coleoptera from Florissant". American Journal of Science. s4-28 (164): 126–130. doi:10.2475/ajs.s4-28.164.126. ISSN 0002-9599.