Order Coleoptera Subfamily Cetoniinae Genus Blaesia | Rank Species | |
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Similar Beetle, Argyripa, Hologymnetis, Hoplopyga, Gymnetis | ||
Blaesia atra is a beetle belonging to the Scarabaeidae family, Cetoniinae subfamily.
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Description
Blaesia atra can reach about 14–20 millimetres (0.55–0.79 in) in length and about 8–12 millimetres (0.31–0.47 in) in width. The body is usually black, with dark brown reddish elytra . Antenna are black, with 10 segments. Pronotum and elytra are moderately punctate. Legs and venter have a dense fringe of rust colored setae. This species is associated with ants of Acromyrmex species (myrmecophily).
Distribution
This species occurs in Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia and southern Brazil.
References
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