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Genus of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Distocupes is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae, the reticulated beetles. It contains the single species Distocupes varians.[1] It is endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It is about 12 millimeters long and dark brown to black in color with a coat of lighter scales. Little is known about its biology.[2]
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Distocupes varians, New Zealand | |
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Genus: | Distocupes Neboiss, 1984 |
Species: | D. varians |
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Distocupes varians (Lea, 1902) | |
Since November 2021, D. varians has been recorded from New Zealand.[3]
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