Hovorestenia cleideae
| Hovorestenia cleideae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Disteniidae |
| Genus: | Hovorestenia |
| Species: | H. cleideae
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| Binomial name | |
| Hovorestenia cleideae Botero, 2020
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Hovorestenia cleideae is a species of beetle in the family Disteniidae. This species is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.5 mm. They are dark brown with metallic-blue reflections, while the head and pronotum are slightly greenish. Each elytron has an orange fascia, starting on the humerus and reaching about one-fourth of elytral length, gradually narrowing posteriorly.
Etymology
This species is named in honor of Dr. Cleide Costa, for her contributions to the knowledge of the immatures of Coleoptera.[2]