Agathidium bushi

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Agathidium bushi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Leiodidae
Genus: Agathidium
Species:
A. bushi
Binomial name
Agathidium bushi
Miller, K.B. & Q.D.Wheeler, 2005

Agathidium bushi is a species of round fungus beetle in the family Leiodidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Agathidium bushi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  2. "Agathidium bushi". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-22.

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