Heterotaxis

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Heterotaxis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Eucnemidae
Subfamily: Macraulacinae
Tribe: Macraulacini
Genus: Heterotaxis
Bonvouloir, 1875
Type species
Heterotaxis myrmidon
Bonvouloir, 1875

Heterotaxis is a genus of mostly Asian click beetle allies in the subfamily Macraulacinae and tribe Macraulacini, erected by Viscount Henri Achard de Bonvouloir in 1875. [1]

Species

The following species are recognized in this genus: [2]

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References

  1. de Bonvouloir, HA (1875) Ann. Soc. Ent. France, (4) 10, 1870, Suppl.
  2. BioLib.cz: genus Heterotaxis Bonvouloir, 1875 (retrieved 6 January 2025)