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Adesmia cancellata

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Adesmia cancellata
Male (top) and female (below) individuals of Adesmia cancellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Adesmia
Species:
A. cancellata
Binomial name
Adesmia cancellata
Klug, 1830[1]

Adesmia cancellata, the pitted beetle, is a species of desert beetle of the Tenebrionidae family[2] that inhabits arid environments in the Middle East.

It was first formally described by the entomologist Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1830.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Adesmia cancellata (Klug, 1830)". insecta. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Adesmia cancellata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 February 2022.