Biology:Ectopria

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Ectopria
Dorsal view of brown Ectopria beetle with yellow outer shell
Dorsal view of Ectopria beetle
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Psephenidae
Subfamily: Eubriinae
Genus: Ectopria
LeConte, 1853

Ectopria is a genus of water penny beetles in the family Psephenidae. There are about nine described species in Ectopria.[1][2][3]

Species

These species belong to the genus Ectopria:

  • Ectopria hsui Lee & Yang, 1994[4]
  • Ectopria laticollis Wickham, 1913
  • Ectopria leechi Brigham, 1981
  • Ectopria nervosa (Melsheimer, 1845)
  • Ectopria opaca (Kiesenwetter, 1874)[4]
  • Ectopria reticulata Champion, 1897
  • Ectopria tachikawai (Satô, 1968)[4]
  • Ectopria vermiculata Champion, 1897

References

  1. "Ectopria Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114087. 
  2. "Ectopria". https://www.gbif.org/species/1033431. 
  3. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lee, Chi-Feng; Yang, Ping-Shih (1994). "A Review of the Genus Ectopria Leconte from East Asia, with the Description of a New Species from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Psephenidae: Eubriinae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin 48 (4): 381-389. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14932601 entry