Metrius contractus

Metrius contractus is a species of bombardier beetle.[1] It was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1892.[1]

Metrius contractus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Subfamily:
Paussinae
Tribe:
Metriini
Genus:
Metrius
Species:
M. contractus
Binomial name
Metrius contractus

References
  1. "Metrius contractus (Eschscholtz, 1829)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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