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Nyctoporis carinata
Species of beetle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nyctoporis carinata, also known as the flightless darkling beetle because both sexes lack wings, is a species of beetle native to central and Southern California.[1][2] They are found in leaf litter and rocky debris.[1] Preliminary genetic analysis suggests that Nyctoporis carinata and Nyctoporis vandykei may in fact be synonymous species.[1]
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Nyctoporis carinata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Tenebrionidae |
Genus: | Nyctoporis |
Species: | N. carinata |
Binomial name | |
Nyctoporis carinata LeConte, 1851 | |
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