Hycleus oculatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Hycleus |
| Species: | H. oculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hycleus oculatus (Thunb., 1791)
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Mylabris oculata Fabricius, 1775 | |
Hycleus oculatus is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae endemic to Southern Africa. The species was previously named as Mylabris oculata (CMR bean beetle). It is commonly called the CMR blisterbeetle after the Cape Mounted Riflemen.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Hycleus oculatus contains one subspecies:
- Hycleus oculatus tricolor[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CMR Blisterbeetle (Hycleus oculatus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
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