Margarinotus ephemeralis
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| Margarinotus ephemeralis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Histeridae |
| Genus: | Margarinotus |
| Subgenus: | Paralister |
| Species: | M. ephemeralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Margarinotus ephemeralis Caterino, 2010[1] | |
Margarinotus ephemeralis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae.[2][3][4] It is currently only known from southern California.[1][3][4]
The body is oblong oval and measures 3.8–5.2 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in length (from anterior margin of pronotum to posterior margin of elytra) and 2.7–3.2 mm (0.1–0.1 in) in width. The elytra have five striae; the first three are complete, the fourth is complete or slightly abbreviated, and the fifth is present in apical half or less, and may be nearly absent. The prothorax has convergent, arcuate sides; the pronotum has a single lateral stria. Margarinotus ephemeralis is very similar to Margarinotus remotus, but differ in the pronotal punctuation.[1]