Tropicus

Tropicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Heteroceridae
Genus:	Tropicus Pacheco, 1964

Tropicus is a genus of variegated mud-loving beetles in the family Heteroceridae. There are more than 30 described species in Tropicus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These 33 species belong to the genus Tropicus:

• Tropicus alcicornis Mascagni, 1989
• Tropicus aratus Miller, 1992
• Tropicus arawak Bameul, 1995
• Tropicus bartolozzi Mascagni, 1994
• Tropicus bilineatus (Chevrolat, 1864)
• Tropicus braza Miller, 1992
• Tropicus carus Pacheco, 1964
• Tropicus cithara Pacheco
• Tropicus davidsoni Mascagni, 1993
• Tropicus debilis (Sharp, 1882)
• Tropicus excellens Miller, 1992
• Tropicus hevelorum Skalický, 2007
• Tropicus imperator Pacheco, 1964
• Tropicus infidus Miller, 1992
• Tropicus insidiosus (Grouvelle, 1896)
• Tropicus ladonnae Ivie & Stribling, 1984
• Tropicus lituratus (Kiesenwetter, 1843)
• Tropicus milleri Mascagni, 1993
• Tropicus minutus (Fall, 1920)
• Tropicus nigrellus King and Lago, 2012
• Tropicus niger Skalický, 2007
• Tropicus plaumanni Pacheco, 1964
• Tropicus pusillus (Say, 1823)
• Tropicus riosensis Skalický, 2007
• Tropicus sagittarius Pacheco, 1964
• Tropicus sparus Miller, 1992
• Tropicus speciosa Miller, 1992
• Tropicus squamosus Pacheco, 1964
• Tropicus trifidus Skalický, 2007
• Tropicus trinidadensis Pacheco, 1964
• Tropicus tuberculatus Pacheco, 1964
• Tropicus tucumanensis Pacheco, 1964
• Tropicus vicinus Miller, 1992

References

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

Further reading

• Pacheco, Francisco (1978). "Family: Heteroceridae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.^{[ dead link ]}
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-30914-2.