''Frea basalis'' is a species of

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in the family

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. It was described by Karl Jordan in 1894. It is known from

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Varieties

* ''Frea basalis'' var. ''fasciolata'' (Hintz, 1912) * ''Frea basalis'' var. ''griseobasalis'' Breuning, 1942 * ''Frea basalis'' var. ''thoracica'' (Hintz, 1912) * ''Frea basalis'' var. ''uniformis'' (Hintz, 1912)

References

basalis Beetles described in 1894 {{Crossotini-stub