Meracantha
Kirby, 1837
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1- Meracantha contracta(Contracted Darkling Beetle)
Meracantha is a of darkling beetles in the Tenebrionidae, established by Kirby in 1837. The genus contains one extant , M. contracta, and one extinct species, M. lacustris, known from fossil remains. Members of this genus are found in North America.
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How to pronounce Meracantha: /ˌmɛrəˈkænθə/
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North America
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Fossil species
M. lacustris is known from a fossil specimen 10.5 mm in length, distinguished from the extant M. contracta by more slender that are more strongly and suddenly towards the tip.