Tropopterus

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Tropopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Genus:
Tropopterus

Solier, 1849

Tropopterus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: [1]

Beetle Order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 80,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

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Harpalinae subfamily of insects

Harpalinae is a huge subfamily of ground beetles that contains 20,000 species. A rarely used common name for the subfamily is the harp beetles. The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores.

Carabinae Subfamily of beetles

Carabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:

Ctenodactylinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.

Plagiotelum is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Nemaglossa brevis is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Nemaglossa.

Polpochila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Vianasia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Chaudoirina is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Oxoides obscurus is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Oxoides.

Eutogeneius fuscus is a species of beetles in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Eutogeneius.

The Migadopinae are a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing these genera:

Monolobus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Incagonum is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Psydrinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.

Blennidus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Feroniola is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Thalassobius testaceus is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Thalassobius.

Cnides is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Merizodus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Blennidus rufescens is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Solier in 1849.

References

  1. ↑ "Tropopterus Solier, 1849". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 27 Mar 2012.


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