Chauliognathus scutellaris

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Chauliognathus scutellaris, the Texas soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the Cantharidae family. It is found in Central America and North America.

Classification: Kingdom Animalia; Phylum Arthropoda; Class Insecta; Order Coleoptera; Family Cantharidae; Genus Chauliognathus; Species C. scutellaris. Binomial name Chauliognathus scutellaris LeConte, 1853.