Biology:Brachypterolus pulicarius

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Short description: Species of beetle

Brachypterolus pulicarius
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Kateretidae
Genus: Brachypterolus
Species:
B. pulicarius
Binomial name
Brachypterolus pulicarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Brachypterolus pulicarius, known generally as the toadflax flower-eating beetle or antirrhinum beetle, is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1][2][3]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3359357 entry