Vesperus | |
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Museum specimen of Vesperus luridus , male and female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Vesperidae |
Subfamily: | Vesperinae |
Tribe: | Vesperini Mulsant, 1839 |
Genus: | Vesperus Dejean, 1821 |
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