Miotemna
Genus of beetles
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Miotemna is a genus of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Miotemna singularis, which is found in Bolivia.[2]
| Miotemna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Sericinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Miotemna Lacordaire, 1856 |
| Species: | M. singularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Miotemna singularis (Blanchard, 1850) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy
Miotemna is the replacement name for Octotemna, due to homonymy with the Ciidae genus Octotemnus, described by Mellié in 1847.[3]