Biology:Placopterus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Placopterus
Placopterus thoracicus P1420349a.jpg
Placopterus thoracicus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cleridae
Subfamily: Clerinae
Genus: Placopterus
Wolcott, 1910

Placopterus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least four described species in Placopterus.[1][2][3]

Species

These four species belong to the genus Placopterus:

  • Placopterus cyanipennis (Klug, 1842)
  • Placopterus haagi (Chevrolat, 1876)
  • Placopterus subcostatus (Schaeffer, 1917)
  • Placopterus thoracicus (Olivier, 1795)

References

Further reading

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q18585993 entry