Mecynodes leucopterus
| Mecynodes leucopterus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Mecynodes |
| Species: | M. leucopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecynodes leucopterus (Klug, 1830) | |
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Mecynodes leucopterus is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Spain and Tunisia.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.2–4 mm (0.13–0.16 in). They have an elongate-oval, moderately convex, glabrous, shining body. The head and pronotum are blackish-brown, with the anterior margin of the head and the lateral margins of the pronotum yellowish-red. The elytra are pale yellowish-brown, with a darkened sutural edge. The legs are light reddish-brown.
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Mecynodes leucopterus 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 November 9, 2026.
- 1 2 Balthasar, V. (1964). "Monographie der Scarabaeidae und Aphodidae der palaearktischen und orientalischen Region Coleoptera: Lamellicornia Aphodiidae" (PDF). Tchechoslowakische Akademie Der Wissenschaften Prag. 3: 1-652. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
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