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Nycteus
In Greek mythology, Nycteus (/ˈnɪktjuːs/; Greek: Νυκτεύς, Nukteús) was a king of Thebes. His rule began after the death of Polydorus, and ended when he was succeeded by his brother Lycus.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Nycteus meridionalis
speciesNycteus meridionalis
Nycteus oviformis
speciesNycteus oviformis
Nycteus bicolor
speciesNycteus bicolor
Nycteus infumatus
speciesNycteus infumatus
Punctured Plate-thigh Beetle
speciesNycteus punctulatus
Tiled Plate-thigh beetle
speciesNycteus testaceus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 456473.