Metopoloba pruinosa
(Horn, 1870)
Metopoloba pruinosa is a of darkling beetle in the Tenebrionidae, first described by Horn in 1870. The species is classified within the order Coleoptera and is part of the diverse fauna of North America. Very little specific biological information has been published for this particular species.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Metopoloba pruinosa: /mɛˌtɒpəˈloʊbə pruˈaɪnəsə/
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Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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