Rhytiphora petrorhiza
species of beetle

Rhytiphora petrorhiza is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1835. It is known from Australia.
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 27, 2023. The linked authority identifier is Q14729764. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1835.
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