Discodon bipunctatum

Schaeffer, 1908

Discodon bipunctatum is a of soldier beetle in the Cantharidae. It was described by Schaeffer in 1908 and is known from North America. As a member of Cantharidae, it belongs to a group of soft-bodied beetles commonly referred to as soldier beetles.

Coleoptera (10.3897-zookeys.788.26885) Figures 22–23 by Palting JD, Ferguson DC, Moore W (2018) A new species of Hypoprepia from the mountains of central Arizona (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini). In: Schmidt BC, Lafontaine JD (Eds) Contributions to the systematics of New World macro-moths VII. ZooKeys 788: 19-38. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.788.26885. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Discodon bipunctatum: /ˈdɪskoˌdɒn baɪˌpʌŋkˈtætəm/

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Distribution

North America

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Taxonomic history

The was first described by Schaeffer in 1908. The Discodon is part of the soldier beetle Cantharidae, a group characterized by soft and often bright coloration.

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