Brongniartia atra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Elateridae |
Subfamily: | Elaterinae |
Tribe: | Cebrionini |
Genus: | Brongniartia Leach, 1824 [1] |
Species: | B. atra |
Binomial name | |
Brongniartia atra Leach, 1824 | |
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