Rhipicera carinata is a species of beetle in the genus Rhipicera.[1]

Rhipicera carinata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Rhipiceridae
Genus: Rhipicera
Species:
R. carinata
Binomial name
Rhipicera carinata
Lin et al., 2013

Taxonomic History

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This species was first described in 2013.[1] The species epithet has been derived from the Latin "carinatus", keel shaped, in reference to the median longitudinal frontal carina.[1] R. carinata closely resembles R. reichei but differs in the black femora and vertex usually bearing longitudinal ridge.[1]

Distribution

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It is widely distributed and common in Western Australia and less common in South Australia.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d ZHENYU JIN; HERMES E. ESCALONA; ADAM ŚLIPIŃSKI; HONG PANG (June 2013). "Phylogeny and Classification of Rhipicerinae (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae) with a Review of the Australian Taxa". Annales Zoologici. 63 (2): 275–317. doi:10.3161/000345413X669577. ISSN 0003-4541. S2CID 85125599. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.