Saprinus ornatus
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| Saprinus ornatus | |
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| Saprinus ornatus from Tunisia. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Histeridae |
| Subfamily: | Saprininae |
| Genus: | Saprinus |
| Species: | S. ornatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Saprinus ornatus Erichson, 1834 | |
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Saprinus ornatus is a species of clown beetles belonging to the family Histeridae.[3]
These scavenger beetles can reach a length of about 7 millimetres (0.28 in). Elytra are black, with two orange markings.
