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Discoptera is a genus of beetle

Beetle

Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...

s in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Discoptera arabica Fairmaire, 1896
Discoptera eylandi Semenov, 1889
Discoptera komarowi Semenov, 1889
Discoptera przewalskii Semenov, 1889
Discoptera tschitscherini Semenov, 1895

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