Lyrosoma

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Lyrosoma
Lyrosoma opacum Jacobson.png
Lyrosoma opacum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Agyrtidae
Genus: Lyrosoma
Mannerheim, 1853

Lyrosoma is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least two described species in Lyrosoma. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Agyrtidae family of polyphagan beetles

Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of polyphagan beetles They are found in mostly temperate areas of the northern hemisphere and in New Zealand. They feed on decaying organic material.

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Species

These two species belong to the genus Lyrosoma:

<i>Lyrosoma opacum</i> species of insect

Lyrosoma opacum is a species of primitive carrion beetle in the family Agyrtidae. It is found in Europe & Northern Asia and North America.

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lyrosoma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Lyrosoma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. 1 2 "Lyrosoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. 1 2 "Lyrosoma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

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