Calosoma leleuporum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Calosoma |
Species: | C. leleuporum |
Binomial name | |
Calosoma leleuporum (Basilewsky, 1968) | |
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Siopelus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Perigona is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
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Agonidium is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
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