Adesmia cancellata, the pitted beetle, is a species of desert beetle of the Tenebrionidae family[2] that inhabits arid environments in the Middle East.
| Adesmia cancellata | |
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| Male (top) and female (below) individuals of Adesmia cancellata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Genus: | Adesmia |
| Species: | A. cancellata
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| Binomial name | |
| Adesmia cancellata | |
It was first formally described by the entomologist Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1830.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Adesmia cancellata (Klug, 1830)". insecta. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Adesmia cancellata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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