Nemognatha angusta
| Nemognatha angusta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Nemognatha |
| Species: | N. angusta
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| Binomial name | |
| Nemognatha angusta Enns, 1956
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Nemognatha angusta is a species of blister beetle belonging to the family Meloidae. This insect is found in North America.
Taxonomy
Nemognatha angusta belongs to the subgenus Nemognatha (Meganemognatha), where it is a relative of N. explanata.[1]
Description
Adults measure 8 to 11 millimetres (0.31 to 0.43 in) in length, and are tawny in color. Besides its color, it is also distinguished from N. explanata by its shorter galeae (outer lobes of the maxillae) and basally narrowed pronotum.[1]
Distribution
The holotype of N. angusta was found in Mississippi, with paratypes from Mississippi and Louisiana.[2]
References
Works cited
- Enns, W.R. (1956). "A Revision of the Genera Nemognatha, Zonitis, and Pseudozonitis (Coleoptera, Meloidae) in America North of Mexico, with a Proposed New Genus". The University of Kansas Science Bulletin.