Malachite Beetles Lat. “Malachiinae“
Malachiinae is a subfamily of soft-wing flower beetles, beetles of the family Melyridae.
Hierarchy
Description
Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body and inconspicuous. The most common North American species belongs to the genus Collops (C. quadrimaculatus) and is reddish, with two bluish black spots on each elytron.
External links
Malachiinae at Fauna Europaea Data related to Malachiinae at Wikispecies Media related to Malachiinae at Wikimedia Commons “Malachiinae”. The Encyclopedia of Life.
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Further Information
„Malachite Beetles“ on wikipedia.org
„Malachite Beetles“ on iNaturalist.org
Copyright
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