Canthon depressipennis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Tribe: | Deltochilini |
Genus: | Canthon |
Species: | C. depressipennis |
Binomial name | |
Canthon depressipennis Leconte, 1859 | |
Canthon depressipennis is a species in the beetle family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3]
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