Pentaria brevicornis
| Pentaria brevicornis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scraptiidae |
| Genus: | Pentaria |
| Species: | P. brevicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentaria brevicornis Wollaston, 1867 | |
Pentaria brevicornis (pronunciation: Pen-tah-rhee-a breh-vee-korn-iss) is a species of ant-like beetles of the family Scraptiidae that lives in Cape Verde.[1] The species was described by Thomas Vernon Wollaston in 1867.[1] Its scientific name means "short horn". Its English name may be short horned antlike beetle or Cape Verdean short horned antlike beetle.
References
- 1 2 Hallan, Joel (June 6, 2010). Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World. Texas A&M: Biology Catalog. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
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