Purpuricenus axillaris

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Purpuricenus axillaris
Purpuricenus axillaris Haldeman.tif
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Purpuricenus
Species:
P. axillaris
Binomial name
Purpuricenus axillaris
Haldeman, 1847

Purpuricenus axillaris is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. [1] It was described by Haldeman in 1847. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2018-08-02 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 22 June 2012.