| Macrocerus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Elateroidea |
| Family: | Cantharidae |
| Subfamily: | Malthininae |
| Genus: | Macrocerus Motschulsky, 1845 |
| Synonyms | |
MalchinusKiesenwetter, 1863 | |
| External image | |
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Macrocerus [1] is a European genus of soldier beetles in the subfamily Malthininae and sometimes placed in the monotypic tribe Malchinini.
BioLib [2] lists the following species:
The soldier beetles (Cantharidae) are relatively soft-bodied, straight-sided beetles. They are cosmopolitan in distribution. One of the first described species has a color pattern reminiscent of the red coats of early British soldiers, hence the common name. They are also known commonly as leatherwings because of their soft elytra.
The Photinini are a large tribe of fireflies in the subfamily Lampyrinae. Photinus pyralis is famous in biotechnology for its luciferase gene. This is sometimes employed as a marker gene; genetically modified organisms which contain it start to glow like the firefly when brought in contact with a luciferin-containing medium. Firefly luciferases differ slightly between taxa, resulting in differently colored light and other properties, and in most cases where "firefly luciferase" is used in some application or study, it is the specific luciferase of P. pyralis.
Melyridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea.
The Lucanidae are a family of beetles that include the stag beetles. The family can be further subdivided in a taxonomy. The classification presented here follows Smith (2006), with the exception of the tribal classification within the Lucaninae.
Ophonus is a ground beetle genus native to the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic and North Africa. It contains the following species in the following subgenera:
Aplocnemus is an uncommon genus of beetles native to Europe and the British isles belonging to the family Rhadalidae, and formerly in the Melyridae.
Hemicrepidius is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
Dorcadionoides subaeneus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Dorcadionoides. It was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1857.
Plectrura spinicauda is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1845. It is known from the United States and Canada.
Chrysolina virgata is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Chrysolina.
Eutetrapha metallescens is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860, originally under the genus Saperda.
Eutetrapha sedecimpunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860, originally under the genus Saperda. It is known from North Korea, Russia, Japan, and China.
Heterocerus is a genus of beetles in the family Heteroceridae. There are at least 20 described species in Heterocerus.
Laccobius is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are more than 80 described species in Laccobius.
Scirtes is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are more than 80 described species in Scirtes.
Scraptia is a genus of false flower beetles in the family Scraptiidae. There are more than 20 described species in Scraptia.
Ophonus minimus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae, genus Ophonus, and subgenus Ophonus (Hesperophonus).
Data related to Malchinini at Wikispecies