Paractenodia
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| Paractenodia | |
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| Paractenodia freyi, Namibia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Subfamily: | Meloinae |
| Tribe: | Mylabrini |
| Genus: | Paractenodia Péringuey, 1904 |
Paractenodia is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. There are about five described species in Paractenodia.[1][2]
All five known species are found in Namibia. Paractenodia namaquensis and parva are also found in South Africa. Paractenodia damarensis is also found in the Kalahari of western Botswana.[1]
