Mycolybas lucidus
| Mycolybas lucidus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Mycolybas |
| Species: | M. lucidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycolybas lucidus (Lacordaire, 1842)
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Mycolybas lucidus is a species of beetle of the Erotylidae family. This species is found in Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay and Argentina.
Adults reach a length of 5–9 mm. The colour of the elytra, head and pronotum is orange red or orange.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin lucidus (meaning shiny) and refers to the shiny aspect of elytra and pronotum.[1]