Metoecus paradoxus

Metoecus paradoxus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Ripiphoridae
Genus:	Metoecus
Species:	M. paradoxus
Binomial name
Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
Mordella paradoxa Linnaeus, 1761 Rhipiphorus paradoxus Metoecus affinis Fischer von Waldheim, 1832 Metoecus atripennis Pic, 1916 Metoecus gradli Schilsky, 1901 Metoecus luteonotatus Pic, 1916 Metoecus multinotatus Pic, 1916 Metoecus nigrolineatus Pic, 1916 Metoecus theresae Pic, 1916 Metoecus trinotatus Pic, 1916 Metoecus viturati Pic, 1916 Mordella erythrogaster Froel, 1792

Metoecus paradoxus, also known as the wasp nest beetle and eyelash bug, is a species of Metoecus in the family Ripiphoridae.^[1]