Conoplectus

Conoplectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Tribe:	Trogastrini
Genus:	Conoplectus Brendel, 1888
Synonyms [1]
Hexirhexius Grigarick and Schuster, 1980 Prorhexius Raffray, 1890

Conoplectus is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about five described species in Conoplectus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These five species belong to the genus Conoplectus:

• Conoplectus acornus Carlton, 1983
• Conoplectus bicentennialus Carlton, 1983
• Conoplectus canaliculatus (LeConte, 1849)
• Conoplectus excavoides Carlton, 1983
• Conoplectus susae Carlton, 1983

References

1. "Conoplectus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Conoplectus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Conoplectus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Carlton, Christopher E. (1983). "Revision of the genus Conoplectus Brendel (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 37 (1): 55–80. JSTOR   4008106.
• Frank, J. H.; Ahn, K. J. (2011). "Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history". ZooKeys (107): 1–98. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651 . PMC   3392188 . PMID   22792029.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-29685-5.