Eustra shanghaiensis
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Eustra shanghaiensis, is a species of flanged bombardier beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to China.[1]
Description[edit]
Body length is 3.06–3.17 mm. Body yellowish-brown in color. Head and pronotum with reddish tinge. There is a dark spot on each elytron. Head convex and gently covered with yellow setae. Eyes small. Antennae submoniliform. Pronotum sparsely covered with yellow setae. Elytra densely punctulate and pubescent. Hind wings well developed. Male has wide sternite, which is widely truncate.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Song, X. B.; Tang, L.; Peng, Z. (27 February 2018). "Flanged Bombardier beetles from Shanghai, China, with description of a new species in the genus Eustra Schmidt-Goebel". ZooKeys (740): 45–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.740.20458. PMC 5904436. PMID 29674888. Retrieved 3 April 2018.