Rhipicera carinata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Rhipiceridae |
| Genus: | Rhipicera |
| Species: | R. carinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhipicera carinata Lin et al., 2013
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Rhipicera carinata is a species of beetle in the genus Rhipicera.[1]
Taxonomic History
This species was first described in 2013.[1] The species epithet has been derived from the Latin "carinatus", keel shaped, in reference to the median longitudinal frontal carina.[1] R. carinata closely resembles R. reichei but differs in the black femora and vertex usually bearing longitudinal ridge.[1]
Distribution
It is widely distributed and common in Western Australia and less common in South Australia.
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References
- ^ a b c d 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.