Aberrant-tenebrionidae
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Statira pluripunctata
Statira pluripunctata is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, specifically within the subfamily Lagriinae (formerly treated as the separate family Lagriidae). The genus Statira comprises 'long-jointed beetles' characterized by elongated antennal segments that differ from the bead-like antennae typical of many other darkling beetles. This species was described by George Henry Horn in 1888 and is known from Mexico. Members of this genus are considered 'aberrant' darkling beetles that do not conform to the typical morphological expectations for the family.