Miridiba

Genus of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Miridiba is a genus of beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, which are known for their white larvae that feed on the roots of plants. The antennae end in a short club (shorter than the basal stalk). The mandible has a wrinkled molar lobe and the incisor lobe is depressed above. The labrum is depressed in the middle. Species within this genus are found in the Old World, mainly in eastern and tropical Asia. Many species in the genus were earlier placed in the genus Holotrichia.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Miridiba
Miridiba sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Rhizotrogini
Genus: Miridiba
Reitter, 1902
Type species
Miridiba trichophora (Fairmaire, 1891)
Subgenera

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Synonyms
  • Holotrochus Brenske, 1894 (Homonym)
  • Shangaia Lucas, 1920
  • Hippotrichia Arrow, 1948
  • Neodontocnema Arrow, 1948
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Species

Subgenus Miridiba (s.s.)

Subgenus Pledina

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