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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Metaleptus angulatus
Metaleptus angulatus

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Longhorn Beetles (Family Cerambycidae)​

-​Round-necked Longhorn Beetles (Subfamily Cerambycinae)

-Tribe Trachyderini​

-Genus Metaleptus

-Metaleptus angulatus


The Metaleptus angulatus is a species of longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, recognized for its distinctive body shape and markings. This beetle, like others in its family, is associated with wood and forest ecosystems, playing a role in the decomposition of deadwood.

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