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Genus Tricrania

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea (Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles)
Family Meloidae (Blister Beetles)
Genus Tricrania
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is LeConte 1860.
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 3 species.
Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 23 January, 2007 - 1:24pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 28 May, 2008 - 10:48am

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