Acropteryx

Acropteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:	Tenebrioninae
Tribe:	Acropteronini ; Doyen, 1989
Genus:	Acropteryx ; Gistel, 1831
Type species
	Acropteryx rufipes; Gistel, 1831
Synonyms
	List AcropteronPerty, 1832; AcropteroxysGistel, 1831 [lapsus]; AcropterumAgassiz, 1846; ArthroplatusSolier, 1851; SphenosomaDejean, 1834;

Last updated October 31, 2025

Acropteryx is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They are found in the Neotropics.^[1]^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Acropteryx:^[1]^[3]

Acropteryx chabrieri(Fleutiaux & Sallé, 1890)
Acropteryx crenaticolle(Mäklin, 1862)
Acropteryx fastigiatum(Mäklin, 1862)
Acropteryx humile(Mäklin, 1862)
Acropteryx rufipesGistel, 1831

References

1 2 "Acropteryx". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Aalbu, Rolf L.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2021). "Review of genus-group names in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (1050): 1–633. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1050....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1050.64217 . hdl: 10261/250214 . PMC 8328949 . PMID 34385881.
↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Aalbu, Rolf L.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Merkl, Ottó; Davies, Anthony E. (2021-07-26). "Review of genus-group names in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (1050): 1–633. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1050....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1050.64217 . ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8328949 . PMID 34385881.

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[gbif-1] 1 2 "Acropteryx". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

[Bouchard2021-2] Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Aalbu, Rolf L.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2021). "Review of genus-group names in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (1050): 1–633. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1050....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1050.64217 . hdl: 10261/250214 . PMC 8328949 . PMID 34385881.

[3] Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Aalbu, Rolf L.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Merkl, Ottó; Davies, Anthony E. (2021-07-26). "Review of genus-group names in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (1050): 1–633. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1050....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1050.64217 . ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 8328949 . PMID 34385881.

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