Biology:Brachypterus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Brachypterus
Coleoptera - Brachypterus sp? (2794450962).jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Kateretidae
Genus: Brachypterus
Kugelann, 1794

Brachypterus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about 18 described species in Brachypterus.[1][2][3]

Brachypterus glaber, Deeside, North Wales, July 2015 (25628339958).jpg

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Brachypterus:

  • Brachypterus aeneomicans Wollaston, 1865
  • Brachypterus capensis
  • Brachypterus curtulus Wollaston, 1864
  • Brachypterus exaratus Dejean, 1836
  • Brachypterus fulvipes Erichson, 1843
  • Brachypterus glaber (Newman, 1834)
  • Brachypterus globularius Murray, 1864
  • Brachypterus horii (Hisamatsu, 1976)
  • Brachypterus labiatus Erichson, 1843
  • Brachypterus longimanus (Wollaston, 1864)
  • Brachypterus minutus Dejean, 1836
  • Brachypterus rotundicollis Murray, 1864
  • Brachypterus schaefferi Grouvelle, 1912
  • Brachypterus troglodytes Murray, 1864
  • Brachypterus urticae (Fabricius, 1792) (nettle pollen beetle)
  • Brachypterus velatus Wollaston, 1863
  • Brachypterus viridinitens Har.Lindberg, 1950
  • Brachypterus yukikoae (Hisamatsu, 1976)


References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14924104 entry