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Balanophorus
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Balanophorus

Balanophorus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Balanophorus mastersii

speciesBalanophorus mastersii

Balanophorus brevipennis

speciesBalanophorus brevipennis

Balanophorus scapulatus

speciesBalanophorus scapulatus

Balanophorus notaticollis

speciesBalanophorus notaticollis

Balanophorus victoriensis

speciesBalanophorus victoriensis

Balanophorus janthinipennis

speciesBalanophorus janthinipennis

Balanophorus pictus

speciesBalanophorus pictus

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 865657.