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Asklepia
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Asklepia

Asklepia is a genus of beetle in the family Carabidae first described by Max Liebke in 1938. The genus is found in South America, from Colombia south to central Argentina. They measure 2–3.7 mm (0.079–0.146 in).

The genus names refers to the Greek god Asclepius (Asklepios), but the reason for this association is unknown.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Asklepia strandi

speciesAsklepia strandi

Asklepia lebioides

speciesAsklepia lebioides

Asklepia pulchripennis

speciesAsklepia pulchripennis

Asklepia cuiabaensis

speciesAsklepia cuiabaensis

Asklepia pakitza

speciesAsklepia pakitza

Asklepia hilaris

speciesAsklepia hilaris

Asklepia geminata

speciesAsklepia geminata

Asklepia marituba

speciesAsklepia marituba

Asklepia adisi

speciesAsklepia adisi

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 422262.