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Acanthinus scitulus

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Acanthinus scitulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Anthicidae
Genus: Acanthinus
Species:
A. scitulus
Binomial name
Acanthinus scitulus
(LeConte, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acanthinus cubana Pic, 1944
  • Acanthinus gracilipes Champion, 1890

Acanthinus scitulus is a species of antlike flower beetle in the family Anthicidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Acanthinus scitulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Acanthinus scitulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

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  • Chandler, Donald S. (2002). "Family 117: Anthicidae Latreille, 1819". In Arnett, Ross H. Jr.; Thomas, Michael C.; Skelley, Paul E.; Frank, J. Howard (eds.). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. pp. 549–558. ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
  • Werner, Floyd G. (1970). "A Revision of the Acanthinus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae). IX. The Leporinus, Scitulus, Cuyabanus, and Myrmecops-Groups". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 63 (3): 718–731. doi:10.1093/aesa/63.3.718.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.