Brachypterus Kugelann 1794
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Type species. Dermestes urticae Fabricius, 1792, subsequent designation by THOMSON (1859).
Diagnosis. Body oval, strongly convex. Pronotum transverse, lateral margins uniformly rounded; disc with punctures larger than eye facet; posterior angles obtusely angulate; basal margin slightly sinuate before posterior angles. Antennae with distinct three-segmented club. Male abdominal tergite VIII externally visible. Tarsal claws strongly dentate at the base. Ovipositor without styli.
Bionomics. Larval stages have been found on flowers of Gesnouinia and Urtica (Urticaceae) (JELÍNEK & CLINE 2010).
Distribution. Twenty-three species have been recorded. The species have wide distributional ranges in the Palaearctic, Oriental, Nearctic, and Afrotropical Regions (JELÍNEK & CLINE 2010).
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- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.5329313 (DOI)
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Kugelann
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Kateretidae
- Genus
- Brachypterus
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Brachypterus Kugelann, 1794 sec. Hisamatsu, 2011
References
- FABRICIUS J. C. 1792: Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Tom I. Pars I. Christ. Gottl. Proft, Hafniae, xx + 330 pp.
- THOMSON J. 1859: Skandinaviens Coleoptera synoptisk bearbetade. Tom I. [A synoptic treatment of the Scandinavian Coleoptera. Volume I.]. Lund, Berlingska Boktryckeriet, 290 pp. (in Swedish).
- JELINEK J. & CLINE A. R. 2010: Chapter 10.25. Kateretidae Erichson in Agassiz, 1846. Pp. 386 - 390. In: LESCHEN R. A. B., BEUTEL R. G. & LAWRENCE J. F. (eds.): Handbook of Zoology, Arthropoda: Insecta, Coleoptera, Beetles Morphology and Systematics. De Gruyter, Berlin, New York, 786 pp.