| Canthon angustatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Canthon |
| Species: | C. angustatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Canthon angustatus Harold, 1867 | |
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