| Brachypterus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Kateretidae |
| Genus: | Brachypterus Kugelann, 1794 |
Brachypterus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about 18 described species in Brachypterus. [1] [2] [3]
These 18 species belong to the genus Brachypterus:
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.
Harpalini is a tribe of a diverse group of ground beetles belonging to the subfamily Harpalinae within the broader family Carabidae. The tribe contains more than 1,900 species.
Nitidulinae is a subfamily of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 17 genera and at least 70 described species in Nitidulinae.
Conotelus is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least four described species in Conotelus.
Meligethes is a genus of pollen beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are more than 80 described species in Meligethes.
Pocadius is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about nine described species in Pocadius.
Brachypterus troglodytes is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.
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.
Brachypterolus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about six described species in Brachypterolus.
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.
Stelidota is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about 15 described species in Stelidota.
Brachypterus schaefferi is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in North America.
Thalycra is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least 20 described species in Thalycra.
Heterhelus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are at least four described species in Heterhelus.
Amartus tinctus is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Amartus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are at least three described species in Amartus.
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