Rhantus novacaledoniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dytiscidae |
Genus: | Rhantus |
Species: | R. novacaledoniae |
Binomial name | |
Rhantus novacaledoniae Balfour-Browne, 1944 | |
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