Quadrophenia townshendi, , Rifkind, 2017

Rifkind, Jacques, 2017, New genera and species of mimetic Cleridae from Mexico and Central America (Coleoptera: Cleroidea), Insecta Mundi 2017 (591), pp. 1-18 : 6

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5169515

publication LSID

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persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F1E067-CC01-FFFE-10CF-FE1DFD1FFDC7

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scientific name

Quadrophenia townshendi
status

 

Distribution. Quadrophenia townshendi ranges from southern Mexico southward to Panama.

Remarks. Quadrophenia townshendi exhibits a range of color morphs that appear to mimic chemically protected Chrysomelidae belonging to several genera, including Malacorhinus Jacoby (Galerucinae) , and Diphaulaca Clark (Galerucinae) .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Melyridae

Genus

Quadrophenia

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