Physemus

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Physemus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Limnichidae
Subfamily: Limnichinae
Genus: Physemus
LeConte, 1854
Synonyms [1]
  • Ditaphrus Casey, 1886

Physemus is a genus of minute marsh beetles in the family Limnichidae. There are currently six described species. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Species

These six species belong to the genus Physemus:

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

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