Monotoma

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Monotoma
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Monotoma brevicollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Monotomidae
Subfamily: Monotominae
Genus: Monotoma
Herbst, 1793

Monotoma is a genus of beetles in the family Monotomidae, containing the following species: [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Monotomidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 17 May 2012.


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