Microcara

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Microcara
Microcara testacea, Minera, North Wales, June 2017 (36235679132).jpg
Microcara testacea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scirtidae
Genus: Microcara
Thomson, 1859

Microcara is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are about 10 described species in Microcara. [1] [2] [3]

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Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Microcara:

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References

  1. ↑ "Microcara Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ↑ "Microcara". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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