Trictenotoma
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| Trictenotoma | |
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| Trictenotoma formosana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Trictenotomidae |
| Genus: | Trictenotoma Gray, 1832 |
Trictenotoma is a genus of beetle in the Trictenotomidae family. They have scales covering the elytra that fluoresce under ultraviolet light.[1] Based on similarities in the larval characteristics, the family is thought to be closely related to the Salpingidae.[2]