Porrostoma rhipidius

Porrostoma rhipidius is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae, found widely in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "rhipidium" but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as rhipidius, must retain their original spelling regardless of generic placement.

Porrostoma rhipidius
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lycidae
Genus: Porrostoma
Species:
P. rhipidius
Binomial name
Porrostoma rhipidius
(W.S. Macleay, 1826)
Synonyms

Metriorrhynchus rhipidius
Porrostoma rhipidium

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