Mesostena puncticollis explained

Mesostena puncticollis, the opossum beetle, is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae.

Description

Mesostena puncticollis can reach a length of about . Head, thorax and elytra are black, while ventral surface is reddish brown. Pronotum is goblet-shaped, elytra are elongated-elliptical, with large spots on the spotting-rows.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Iran.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Bekir Keskin A new record for the Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) fauna of Turkey: Mesostena puncticollis Solier, 1835 (Pimeliinae: Tentyriini)
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=eJocAQAAMAAJ&dq=Mesostena+puncticollis&pg=PA404 Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, Volume 5