| Brachypterolus | |
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| Brachypterolus linariae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Kateretidae |
| Genus: | Brachypterolus Grouvelle, 1913 |
Brachypterolus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about six described species in Brachypterolus. [1] [2] [3]
At least six species belong to the genus Brachypterolus:
Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla.
Meligethes is a genus of pollen beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are more than 80 described species in Meligethes.
Nitidula is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are more than 20 described species in Nitidula. Some species breed in carrion while others are associated with later stages of decay in mammalian corpses and can be used in forensic investigations.
Pityophagus is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about six described species in Pityophagus.
Psilopyga is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least four described species in Psilopyga.
Acanthogethes is a genus of pollen beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about five described species in Acanthogethes.
Brachypterus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about 18 described species in Brachypterus.
Prometopia is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about five described species in Prometopia.
Cyllodes is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 14 described species in Cyllodes.
Soronia is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 14 described species in Soronia.
Urophorus is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least two described species in Urophorus.
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 and North America.
Camptodes is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about nine described species in Camptodes.
Cychramus is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about six described species in Cychramus.
Phenolia is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about nine described species in Phenolia.
Anthonaeus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There is one described species in Anthonaeus, A. agavensis.
Stelidota is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 15 described species in Stelidota.
Heterhelus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are at least four described species in Heterhelus.
Amartus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are at least three described species in Amartus.
Amphotis is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about eight described species in Amphotis.
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