Glenea nicanor

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Glenea nicanor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Glenea
Species:
G. nicanor
Binomial name
Glenea nicanor
Pascoe, 1867
Synonyms
  • Glenea majaThomson, 1879

Glenea nicanor is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1867. It is known from Sulawesi. [1]

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References

  1. BioLib.cz - Glenea nicanor. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.