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Rhytiphora argus

species of beetle

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJun 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ14729885 ↗
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Rhytiphora argus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1867. It is known from Australia.

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The public source identifies “Rhytiphora argus” as species of beetle. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Rhytiphora, argus and species.

Editorial reviewUseful for establishing the present vocabulary of the subject while preserving a route back to the evidence on which that vocabulary rests. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1867—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Rhytiphora, argus and species providing the first useful test.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q14729885. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1867.

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This entry incorporates text from “Rhytiphora argus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.