Hemipeplus chaos
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| Hemipeplus chaos | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mycteridae |
| Genus: | Hemipeplus |
| Species: | H. chaos |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemipeplus chaos Thomas, 1985 | |
Hemipeplus chaos is a species of beetle in the family Mycteridae.[1][2] It is found in Central America and North America.[2] It is frequently found sheltered between blades of unopened Sabal palmetto fronds, although it is not known to cause any feeding damage to the plant.[3]
This species was described in 1985 by entomologist Michael C. Thomas, who determined that samples of this species previously collected by earlier entomologists had been misidentified as females of a related species, Hemipeplus marginipennis.[3] He gave it the specific epithet chaos, stating that it "is derived from the Greek word meaning 'utter disorder and confusion,' and refers to the taxonomic confusion among these species."[3]