Inca | |
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Inca bonplandi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Tribe: | Trichiini |
Subtribe: | Incaina |
Genus: | Inca Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 |
Synonyms | |
Ynca Chevrolat, 1833 (misspelling) |
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