''Freadelpha principalis'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It was described by Dalman in 1817, originally under the genus ''

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''. It has a wide distribution in

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Varieties

* ''Freadelpha principalis var. hilaris'' (Jordan, 1909) * ''Freadelpha principalis var. picta'' (Waterhouse, 1886)

References

Sternotomini Beetles described in 1817 {{Sternotomini-stub