Ora (beetle)

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Ora
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Ora discoidea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scirtidae
Genus: Ora
Clark, 1865

Ora is a genus of flea marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are about 17 described species in Ora. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Species

These 17 species belong to the genus Ora:

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 "Ora Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Ora". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. 1 2 "Ora". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. 1 2 "Ora Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

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