| Rhipicera carinata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Rhipiceridae |
| Genus: | Rhipicera |
| Species: | R. carinata |
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| Rhipicera carinata Lin et al., 2013 | |
Rhipicera carinata is a species of beetle in the genus Rhipicera.
Taxonomic History
This species was first described in 2013. The species epithet has been derived from the Latin "carinatus", keel shaped, in reference to the median longitudinal frontal carina. R. carinata closely resembles R. reichei but differs in the black femora and vertex usually bearing longitudinal ridge.
Distribution
It is widely distributed and common in Western Australia and less common in South Australia.
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Beginning flight
References
- ^ ZHENYU JIN; HERMES E. ESCALONA; ADAM ŚLIPIŃSKI; HONG PANG (June 2013). "Phylogeny and Classification of Rhipicerinae (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae) with a Review of the Australian Taxa". Annales Zoologici. 63 (2): 275–317. doi:10.3161/000345413X669577. ISSN 0003-4541. S2CID 85125599. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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