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Proliniscus garambaensis

species of beetle

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ28431272 ↗
Source-derived summary

Proliniscus garambaensis is a species of leaf beetle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, described by Brian J. Selman in 1972.

Editorial summary

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

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1972—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Proliniscus, garambaensis and species providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Proliniscus garambaensis”, the useful work is to connect “species of beetle” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

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Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q28431272. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1972.

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This entry incorporates text from “Proliniscus garambaensis” 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.