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''Mesotroea cyanipennis'' is a species of
beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
in the family
Cerambycidae The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns (whose larvae are often referred to as roundheaded borers), are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by anten ...
, and the only species in the genus ''Mesotroea''. It was described by Breuning in 1939.Biolib.cz - ''Mesotroea cyanipennis''
Retrieved on 8 September 2014. It's 9–9.5 mm long and 3 mm wide, and its type locality is
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Desmiphorini Beetles described in 1939 Taxa named by Stephan von Breuning (entomologist) Monotypic beetle genera {{Desmiphorini-stub