Biology:Pentaria brevicornis
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| Pentaria brevicornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Scraptiidae |
| Genus: | Pentaria |
| Species: | P. brevicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentaria brevicornis Wollaston, 1867
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Pentaria brevicornis (pronunciation: Pen-tah-rhee-a breh-vee-korn-iss) is a species of ant-like beetles of the family Scraptiidae that lives in Cape Verde.[1] The species was described by Thomas Vernon Wollaston in 1867.[1] Its scientific name means "short horn". Its English name may be short horned antlike beetle or Cape Verdean short horned antlike beetle.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hallan, Joel (June 6, 2010). Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World. Texas A&M: Biology Catalog. http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Scraptiidae.txt. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q2490546 entry
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