Blepharum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
Family: | Buprestidae |
Genus: | Blepharum Thomson, 1878 |
Blepharum is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: [1]
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