Cybocephalus nipponicus

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Cybocephalus nipponicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cybocephalidae
Genus: Cybocephalus
Species:
C. nipponicus
Binomial name
Cybocephalus nipponicus

Cybocephalus nipponicus is a species of beetle in the family Cybocephalidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China), North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia. [1] [2] [3] It can grow to be 1 mm to 1.35 mm in size. [4]

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References

  1. "Cybocephalus nipponicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Cybocephalus nipponicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Species Cybocephalus nipponicus - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-05.

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