Ora troberti

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Ora troberti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scirtidae
Genus: Ora
Species:
O. troberti
Binomial name
Ora troberti
(Guérin-Méneville, 1861)

Ora troberti is a species of marsh beetle in the family Scirtidae. It is found in Florida and Texas in the United States south through Central America. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. Epler, J.H.; Gimmel, M.L. (2019). "Notes on the marsh beetle genus Ora Clark (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) in the southeastern USA and Central America". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 73 (3): 521–527. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-73.3.521.
  2. Gimmel, M. L.; Epler, J.H. (2024). "Catalog of the Scirtidae of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Scirtoidea), with taxonomic and distributional notes". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 78 (3): 319–334. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-78.3.319.
  3. "Ora troberti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. "Ora troberti". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.