| Ilybius fenestratus | |
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| Ilybius fenestratus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Ilybius |
| Species: | I. fenestratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ilybius fenestratus (Fabricius, 1781)
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Ilybius fenestratus is a species of beetle found throughout Europe and Northern Asia. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.[1]
The scent gland of this species of beetle is natural source for the anabolic steroid boldenone (Δ1-testosterone).[2]
- ^ "Ilybius fenestratus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 640–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.