Tropicus

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Tropicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Heteroceridae
Genus: Tropicus
Pacheco, 1964

Tropicus is a genus of variegated mud-loving beetles in the family Heteroceridae. There are more than 30 described species in Tropicus. [1] [2] [3]

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Species

These 33 species belong to the genus Tropicus:

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References

  1. "Tropicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Tropicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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