Exechesops

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Exechesops
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Anthribidae
Subfamily: Anthribinae
Genus: Exechesops
Schoenherr, 1847
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Exechesops is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Anthribidae.[1] Males of some species such as E. leucopis have a tubular eye projection, and the eye span determines outcomes of male-male combat.[2]

The species of this genus are found in Eastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southeastern Asia.[1]

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