Kateretes

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Kateretes
Kateretes pusillus (Thunberg, 1794) Syn.- Kateretes bipustulatus (Paykull, 1798) (37274650864).png
Kateretes pusillus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Kateretidae
Genus: Kateretes
Herbst, 1793
Subgenera
  • (Kateretes)
  • (Pulion)

Kateretes is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about six described species in Kateretes. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Kateretes:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kateretes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Kateretes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  3. 1 2 "Kateretes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  4. 1 2 "Kateretes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.