Melalgus plicatus (LeConte, 1874) is a animal in the Bostrichidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melalgus plicatus (LeConte, 1874)

Melalgus plicatus (LeConte, 1874)

Melalgus plicatus is a horned powder-post beetle in Bostrichidae found across the Americas.

Family
Genus
Melalgus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Melalgus plicatus (LeConte, 1874)

Melalgus plicatus, originally described by LeConte in 1874, is a species of horned powder-post beetle that belongs to the family Bostrichidae. This species occurs across Central America, North America, and South America.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Bostrichidae Melalgus

More from Bostrichidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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