Biology:Callimerus

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Short description: Genus of beetles


Callimerus
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Twelve species of checkered beetles, some with anatomical details of labial palps and legs.Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (vol. 1852, plate Annulosa XXIV). J.O.Westwood, 1852

4: Clerus (Xylobius) albo-varius Westw., "Himalaya" = Callimerus albovarius (Westwood in White, 1849)
6: Clerus (Xylobius?) dulcis Westw., "Java" = Callimerus dulcis (Westwood, 1852)

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Callimerini
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Callimerus

Gorham, 1876[1]
Species

Several, including:

  • Callimerus albovarius (Westwood in White, 1849)
  • Callimerus dulcis (Westwood, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Brachycallimerus Chapin, 1924
  • Caloclerus Kuwert, 1893
  • Cucujocallimerus Pic, 1929
  • Stenocallimerus Corporaal & Pic, 1940

Callimerus is a genus of beetles in the family Cleridae (the checkered beetles).

References

  1. Notes on the coleopterous family Cleridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Henry Stephen Gorham, Cistula Entomologica, 2, 1515, pages 57-106, 1876
  • Yang G.-Y., Montreuil O. and Yang X.-K., 2013: Taxonomic revision of the genus Callimerus Gorham s. l. (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Part I. latifrons species-group. ZooKeys, 294, pages 9–35, doi:10.3897/zookeys.294.4669

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q18584770 entry