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Phosphorus (beetle)

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Phosphorus
Phosphorus virescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Tragocephalini
Genus: Phosphorus
Thomson, 1857
Species:
P. virescens
Binomial name
Phosphorus virescens
(Olivier, 1795)
Synonyms
  • Phosphorus unicolor Aurivillius 1913

Phosphorus is a genus of long-horned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. It has a single species, Phosphorus virescens, widespread in Africa.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Phosphorus". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ "Phosphorus Thomson, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the Old World". Retrieved 2024-08-18.
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