Porrostoma rhipidius
Species of beetle
Porrostoma rhipidius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Lycidae |
Genus: | Porrostoma |
Species: | P. rhipidius |
Binomial name | |
Porrostoma rhipidius (W.S. Macleay, 1826) | |
Synonyms | |
Metriorrhynchus rhipidius |
Porrostoma rhipidius is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae, found widely in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "rhipidium"[1] but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as rhipidius, must retain their original spelling regardless of generic placement.[2]
References
External links
- Media related to Porrostoma rhipidius at Wikimedia Commons
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