''Rhipicera mystacina'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
in the genus ''
Rhipicera
''Rhipicera'' is a genus of beetle belonging to the family Rhipiceridae. The larvae are parasitoids of cicada
The cicadas () are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenor ...
''.
Description
''Rhipicera mystacina'' is diagnosed from related species by the reddish brown colour and the dense and white adpressed setae covering most of the pronotum.
Distribution
''Rhipicera mystacina'' can be found in the northern and central parts of Queensland.
References
Beetles of Australia
Beetles described in 1775
Polyphaga
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