Cysteodemus

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Cysteodemus
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Cysteodemus armatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Meloidae
Subfamily: Meloinae
Tribe: Eupomphini
Genus: Cysteodemus
LeConte, 1851

Cysteodemus is a genus of desert spider beetles in the family Meloidae. There are at least two described species in Cysteodemus. [1] [2] [3]

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Cysteodemus armatus

Species

These two species belong to the genus Cysteodemus:

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References

  1. "Cysteodemus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Cysteodemus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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