''Chlorida inexpectata'' is a species of

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in the family

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.Bezark, Larry G
A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World
. Retrieved on 22 May 2012. It was described by Ubirajara Martins, Maria Helena Galileo and Francisco Limeira-De-Oliveira in 2011. The species epithet is derived from the

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''inexpectatus'' ("not expected"). It is known from

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. The total length of the

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is 14.4 mm; the

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length is 4.3 mm; the greater prothorax width is 7.1 mm; the elytral length is 17.9 mm; and the humeral width is 7.1 mm.

References

Bothriospilini Beetles described in 2011 Beetles of South America {{Cerambycinae-stub