Telephone-pole beetle

species of beetle
Taxon taxon Q132978
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Telephone-pole beetle

Summary

Telephone-pole beetle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #1,536 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Telephone-pole beetle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Telephone-pole beetle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Telephone-pole beetle belongs to the parent taxon Micromalthus[5].
  • Telephone-pole beetle's scientific name is Micromalthus debilis[6].
  • Telephone-pole beetle's Commons category is recorded as Micromalthus debilis[7].
  • Telephone-pole beetle's taxon synonym is recorded as Micromalthus anansi[8].
  • Telephone-pole beetle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'telephone-pole beetle'}[9].
  • Telephone-pole beetle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[10].

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Classification

Telephone-pole beetle's scientific name is Micromalthus debilis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Micromalthus[5]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'telephone-pole beetle'}[9].

Identifiers

Telephone-pole beetle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 367128[11]. Telephone-pole beetle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 292448[12]. Telephone-pole beetle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 312008[13]. Telephone-pole beetle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1033864[14]. Telephone-pole beetle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 109225[15].

Why It Matters

Telephone-pole beetle ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month, #1,536 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . How long can insect species exist? Evidence from extant and fossil Micromalthus beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera). wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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