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Diaphorocera is a genus of blister beetles belonging to the family Meloidae. The genus contains 10 species. All species are restricted to Saharo-Sindian regions such as Palestine and Israel, Northern Africa, southern Iran and Arabian Peninsula.

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Vinony files it under Meloidae and Tenebrionoidea genera.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyMeloidae

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Family
Meloidae
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MZLU
Recorded in
Egypt

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Meloidae
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taxon name
Diaphorocera
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Diaphorocera
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Encyclopedic overview

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Diaphorocera is a genus of blister beetles belonging to the family Meloidae. The genus contains 10 species. All species are restricted to Saharo-Sindian regions such as Palestine and Israel, Northern Africa, southern Iran and Arabian Peninsula.

All members have metallic green-blue body, extremely modified male antennae and yellow-orange colored legs, antennae and mouthparts.

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