''Sophronica rufulescens'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1940. It feeds on the

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Subspecies

* ''Sophronica rufulescens annulicornis'' Breuning, 1956 * ''Sophronica rufulescens posttriangularis'' Breuning, 1974 * ''Sophronica rufulescens rufulescens'' Breuning, 1940

References

Sophronica Beetles described in 1940 {{Sophronica-stub