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310:Tenebrio grandicollis
1010:Tenebrionidae genera
842:Fauna Europaea (new)
428:Tenebrio primigenius
390:Tenebrio calculensis
290:Tenebrio guineensis
497:Tenebrio giganteus
375:Tenebrio zairensis
300:Tenebrio giganteus
280:Tenebrio culinaris
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398:Pleistocene
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1004:Categories
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521:References
461:, Germany)
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186:Coleoptera
166:Arthropoda
1035:Pet foods
584:4 January
455:Oligocene
442:, Canada)
417:Oligocene
404:, Canada)
402:Leda Clay
326:β yellow
250:See text
152:Kingdom:
146:Eukaryota
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704:Q3518056
698:Wikidata
689:Tenebrio
573:Tenebrio
540:Tenebrio
436:Ypresian
328:mealworm
259:Tenebrio
244:Species
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192:Family:
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156:Animalia
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270:Species
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182:Order:
176:Insecta
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