Aethina

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Aethina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Nitidulidae
Tribe: Nitidulini
Genus: Aethina
Erichson, 1843

Aethina is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Nitidulidae. [1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aethina Erichson, 1843". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 July 2021.