Mexico (beetle)
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Limnichidae |
| Subfamily: | Thaumastodinae |
| Genus: | Mexico Spilman, 1972 |
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Mexico is a small genus of beetles, containing two species.[1] They belong to subfamily Thaumastodinae, the jumping shore beetles.[1][2][3]
The type species, Mexico litoralis, is native to the west coast of Mexico. Mexico morrisoni, described in 2005, is from the Bahamas.[1] Both beetles are minute, measuring about 2 millimeters in length.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Skelley, P. E. (2005). A new species of ‘jumping shore beetle’ in the genus Mexico Spilman from the Bahamas (Coleoptera: Limnichidae: Thaumastodinae). Insecta Mundi 19: 1–2.
- ^ "GBIF, Mexico". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life, Mexico Spilman, 1972". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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