Aplothorax
Genus and species of beetles
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Aplothorax burchelli is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Aplothorax.[1] It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. The genus has been found to be nested within Calosoma by phylogenomic analysis.[2] It has not been seen since 1966-1967 and may now be extinct.[3]
| Aplothorax | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Aplothorax Waterhouse, 1841 |
| Species: | A. burchelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplothorax burchelli Waterhouse, 1841 | |
