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Pelargoderus niger

species of beetle

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 26, 2025
Entity authorityQ14815060 ↗
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Pelargoderus niger is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by James Thomson in 1878, originally under the genus Paragnoma.

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

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1878—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Pelargoderus, niger and species providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Pelargoderus niger” 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.