Nisaxis tomentosa

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Nisaxis tomentosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Nisaxis
Species:
N. tomentosa
Binomial name
Nisaxis tomentosa
(Aubé, 1833)
Synonyms [1]
  • Nisaxis cincinnata (Brendel, 1865)
  • Nisaxis minuta Casey, 1887

Nisaxis tomentosa is a species of ant-loving beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, North America, and South America. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Nisaxis tomentosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Nisaxis tomentosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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