Oxycopis thoracica | |
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Oxycopis thoracica, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Oedemeridae |
Genus: | Oxycopis |
Species: | O. thoracica |
Binomial name | |
Oxycopis thoracica (Fabricius, 1801) | |
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