Promecosoma inflatum

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Promecosoma inflatum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Promecosoma
Species:
P. inflatum
Binomial name
Promecosoma inflatum
Lefèvre, 1877 [1]

Promecosoma inflatum is a species of leaf beetle. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in Mexico, as well as in Arizona in the United States. [5]

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References

  1. Lefèvre, E. (1877). "Descriptions de coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus de la famille des Eumolpides (1re partie)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France . 5. 7: 115–166.
  2. "Promecosoma inflatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. "Promecosoma inflatum species details". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. "Promecosoma inflatum". GBIF . Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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