| Rhabdotis albinigra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhabdotis |
| Species: | R. albinigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdotis albinigra (Burmeister, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
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