Blennidus

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Blennidus
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Blennidus meticulosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Pterostichinae
Genus: Blennidus
Motschulsky, 1866

Blennidus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 120 described species in Blennidus, found in South America. [1] [2]

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Species

These 129 species belong to the genus Blennidus:

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References

  1. "Blennidus Motschulsky, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi: 10.48580/dfqf-3dk . Retrieved 2023-03-04.