Madecorformica

Madecorformica is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. The only species is Madecorformica silhouetta, native to Madagascar.[1]

Madecorformica
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

This beetle is an ant-mimic.[1]

References
  1. Bellamy, C. L. (2008). A new monotypic genus of ant-mimicking Coraebini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae) from Madagascar. Zootaxa 1817 65-68.
  • Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Genus Madecorformica". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011.


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