Callimerus

Callimerus
Twelve species of checkered beetles, some with anatomical details of labial palps and legs.Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (vol. 1852, plate Annulosa XXIV). J.O.Westwood, 1852 4: Clerus (Xylobius) albo-varius Westw., "Himalaya" = Callimerus albovarius (Westwood in White, 1849) 6: Clerus (Xylobius?) dulcis Westw., "Java" = Callimerus dulcis (Westwood, 1852)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Superfamily:	Cleroidea
Family:	Cleridae
Subfamily:	Hydnocerinae
Tribe:	Callimerini
Genus:	Callimerus Gorham, 1876 [1]
Species
Several, including: Callimerus albovarius (Westwood in White, 1849) Callimerus dulcis (Westwood, 1852)
Synonyms
Brachycallimerus Chapin, 1924 Caloclerus Kuwert, 1893 Cucujocallimerus Pic, 1929 Stenocallimerus Corporaal & Pic, 1940

Callimerus is a genus of beetles in the family Cleridae (the checkered beetles).

References

1. Notes on the coleopterous family Cleridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Henry Stephen Gorham, Cistula Entomologica, 2, 1515, pages 57-106, 1876

• Yang G.-Y., Montreuil O. and Yang X.-K., 2013: Taxonomic revision of the genus Callimerus Gorham s. l. (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Part I. latifrons species-group. ZooKeys, 294, pages 9–35, doi : 10.3897/zookeys.294.4669

External links

• Data related to Callimerus at Wikispecies
• Media related to Callimerus at Wikimedia Commons
• "Callimerus". The Encyclopedia of Life .
• Callimerus at insectoid.info