| Porrostoma rhipidius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lycidae |
| Genus: | Porrostoma |
| Species: | P. rhipidius
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| Binomial name | |
| Porrostoma rhipidius (W.S. Macleay, 1826)
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| Synonyms | |
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Metriorrhynchus rhipidius | |
Porrostoma rhipidius is a species of net-winged beetle in the family Lycidae, found widely in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "rhipidium"[1] but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as rhipidius, must retain their original spelling regardless of generic placement.[2]