Ceraspis

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Ceraspis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Tribe: Macrodactylini
Genus: Ceraspis
Le Peletier & Serville, 1825
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Ceraspis is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae. [1] [2] It is Neotropical, ranging from Mexico to Argentina. [2]

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References

  1. "Ceraspis Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Mora-Aguilar, Eder F; Delgado, Leonardo; Vallejo, Fernando (2013). "A new species of Ceraspis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae), with a key to the Colombian species of the genus". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 106 (4): 424–428. doi:10.1603/AN12149.