Homopterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Paussinae |
Genus: | Homopterus Westwood, 1841 |
Homopterus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: [1]
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