| Harpalus rumelicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
| Tribe: | Harpalini |
| Genus: | Harpalus |
| Species: | H. rumelicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpalus rumelicus Apfelbeck, 1904 | |
Harpalus rumelicus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. [1] It was described by Apfelbeck in 1904. [1]
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the Phoenicians made a bridge of flaxen cables, and the Egyptians a papyrus one - a great storm swept them down - Xerxes, angry, commanded that the sea receive the punishment of whipping and that the overseers of the bridge be beheaded - and new engineers he set about making the bridges.
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