Mariazofia
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mariazofia-315-13348582
title:
Mariazofia
text:
Mariazofia is a genus of ground-dwelling Afrotropical beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are among the largest of the darkling beetles. Like other genera within subtribe Molurina, adults of this genus engage in a behavior known as "substrate tapping", a form of sexual communication in which they produce vibrations by tapping their abdomen rhythmically on the ground to attract mates. Their common name, "tok-tok beetle" or "toktokkie beetle", is based on this behavior.
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of beetles
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariazofia
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-17T23:39:31Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
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15