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Lathropus
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Lathropus

Lathropus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. It has been the subject of recent taxonomic study. Lathropus species are minute (<2mm) flattened beetles with short, clubbed antennae, closed mesocoxal cavities, extremely dense surface sculpture, and dorsal pubescence composed of bifurcate setae. Currently recognized valid species are:

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Lathropus robustulus

speciesLathropus robustulus

Lathropus vernalis

speciesLathropus vernalis

Lathropus sepicola

speciesLathropus sepicola

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 456705.