| Trictenotoma templetoni | |
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| Left side specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Trictenotomidae |
| Genus: | Trictenotoma |
| Species: | T. templetoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Trictenotoma templetoni Westwood, 1848 | |
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