Biology:Plastocerinae

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Short description: subfamily of insects

Plastocerinae
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Plastocerinae
Genus:
Plastocerus
Species:
P. angulosus

Crowson, 1972

Plastocerinae is a subfamily of click beetles. It contains the single genus Plastocerus with a single species Plastocerus angulosus. It has historically often been ranked as a family,[1] but is now placed firmly within the family Elateridae.[2][3]

References

  1. Plastoceridae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 Jul 2011.
  2. Bocak L, Motyka M, Bocek M, Bocakova M (2018) Incomplete sclerotization and phylogeny: The phylogenetic classification of Plastocerus (Coleoptera: Elateroidea). PLoS ONE 13(3): e0194026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0194026.
  3. Kusy D, Motyka M, Bocek M, Vogler AP & Bocak L (2018) Genome sequences identify three families of Coleoptera as morphologically derived click beetles (Elateridae). Scientific Reports, 8: 17084, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-35328-0

Wikidata ☰ Q548528 entry