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Lius
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Lius

Lius is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are more than 120 described species in Lius, found in the Neotropics and Hawaii.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Lius poseidon

speciesLius poseidon

Lius conicus

speciesLius conicus

Lius castor

speciesLius castor

Lius mexicanus

speciesLius mexicanus

Lius fennahi

speciesLius fennahi

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Lius in Athanasii Kircheri Societatis Jesu Magnes sive de arte magnetica opus tripartium quo universa magnetis natura, eiusque in omnibus scientiis & artibus usus, nova medthodo explicatur, ac praeterae e viribus & prodigiosis effectibus magneticarum, aliarumque abditarum naturae motionum in elementis, lapidibus, plantis, animalibus, elucescentium, multa hucusque incognita natureae arcana, per physica, medica, chymica, & mathematica omnis generis experimenta recluduntur

Athanasii Kircheri Societatis Jesu Magnes sive de arte magnetica opus tripartium quo universa magnetis natura, eiusque in omnibus scientiis & artibus usus, nova medthodo explicatur, ac praeterae e viribus & prodigiosis effectibus magneticarum, aliarumque abditarum naturae motionum in elementis, lapidibus, plantis, animalibus, elucescentium, multa hucusque incognita natureae arcana, per physica, medica, chymica, & mathematica omnis generis experimenta recluduntur

Kircher, Athanasius · 1654 · p.558

Lius in Illustrations of British Mycology, First Series

Illustrations of British Mycology, First Series

Anna Maria Hussey (1805-1853) · n.d. · p.60

Lius in Famine Relief Herbal

Famine Relief Herbal

Zhu Su · 1406 · p.85

Lius in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.77

Lius in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.63

Lius in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1424

Lius in Florum et coronariarum historia

Florum et coronariarum historia

Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.192

Lius in History of Rare Plants of Pannonia

History of Rare Plants of Pannonia

Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.860

Lius in History of Rare Plants of Pannonia

History of Rare Plants of Pannonia

Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.26

Lius in History of Rare Plants of Pannonia

History of Rare Plants of Pannonia

Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.25

Lius in A New Herbal, or History of Plants

A New Herbal, or History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.237

Lius in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.356

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