Ilybius fenestratus
Species of beetle
| Ilybius fenestratus | |
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| Ilybius fenestratus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Ilybius |
| Species: | I. fenestratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ilybius fenestratus (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Ilybius fenestratus is a species of beetle found in many countries in Europe. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.
The scent gland of this species of beetle is natural source for the anabolic steroid boldenone (Δ1-testosterone).[1]
References
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- ^ 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.
- "Ilybius fenestratus" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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