Biology:Pilipalpinae
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Short description: Subfamily of beetles
| Pilipalpinae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Pyrochroidae |
| Subfamily: | Pilipalpinae Abdullah, 1964 |
| Diversity | |
| 12 genera | |
| Synonyms | |
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Techmessinae Paulus, 1971 | |
The beetles of the subfamily Pilipalpinae belong to the small family of fire-coloured beetles (Pyrochroidae). They are found only in the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in Australia , Chile , Madagascar and New Zealand. Most of the genera are small or even monotypic, but it is highly likely that a number of undescribed species exist.
Genera
- Binburrum
- Cycloderus
- Exocalopus
- Incollogenius
- Malagaethes
- Morpholycus
- Paromarteon
- Pilipalpus
- Ranomafana
- Techmessa
- Techmessodes
- Temnopalpus
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7194038 entry
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