Meladema

(Meladema lanio)

Description

Meladema lanio is a beetle species from the family of aquatic beetles (Dytiscidae).The scientific name of the species has been validly published for the first time in 1775 by Fabricius.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Family:Dytiscidae

Genus:Meladema

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