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'''Common Name''': Stony Flint Beetle. The Stony part of the Flint Beetle name is due to its appearance and habitat. | '''Common Name''': Stony Flint Beetle. The Stony part of the Flint Beetle name is due to its appearance and habitat. | ||
'''Scientific Name''': ''Lithelytra sisyphons''. ''Lithelytra'' comes Lithos (Greek for stone) and Elytron (a type of wing beetles have. ''Sisyphons'' comes from the name Sisyphus, a Greek god punished by pushing a boulder forever, a reference to how the Stony Flint Beetle pushes iron blocks. | '''Scientific Name''': ''Lithelytra sisyphons''. ''Lithelytra'' comes Lithos (Greek for stone) and Elytron (a type of wing beetles have. ''Sisyphons'' comes from the name Sisyphus, a Greek god punished by pushing a boulder forever, a reference to how the Stony Flint Beetle pushes iron blocks. | ||
=== Names in other languages === | === Names in other languages === | ||