Tarphius pomboi

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Tarphius pomboi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Zopheridae
Genus: Tarphius
Species:
T. pomboi
Binomial name
Tarphius pomboi
Borges, 1991

Tarphius pomboi is a species of ironclad beetle endemic to the island of Santa Maria in the archipelago of the Azores, Portugal. [2]

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References

  1. Borges, P.A.V. & Lamelas-López, L. (2017). "Tarphius pomboi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T112215914A112216055. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T112215914A112216055.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Tarphius pomboi Borges, 1991". MAIIS GROUP. Retrieved 12 November 2021.