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Plesioxylion
Genus of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plesioxylion is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. It consists of one species, Plesioxylion gambianus. It is found in Mali, Senegal and Gambia.
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.4‒3.2 mm (males) and 3 mm (females). Males are dark brown to black with the antennae, palps, femora, tibiae (except for the protibiae) yellowish-brown. The coxae and protibiae are brown. Females are reddish brown with the antennae, palps, coxae, femora, tibiae (except for the protibiae) yellowish-brown. The protibiae are brown.[1]
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