Pseudocanthon perplexus

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Pseudocanthon perplexus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Pseudocanthon
Species:
P. perplexus
Binomial name
Pseudocanthon perplexus
(LeConte, 1847)

Pseudocanthon perplexus, the four-toothed dung beetle, is a species of (formerly canthonini) in the family Scarabaeidae. [1] [2] [3]

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Four-toothed dung beetle, Pseudocanthon perplexus
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Four-toothed dung beetle, Pseudocanthon perplexus

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References

  1. "Pseudocanthon perplexus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Pseudocanthon perplexus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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