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Brachypterus Kugelann 1794

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Description

Genus Brachypterus Kugelann, 1794

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).

Notes

Published as part of Hisamatsu, Sadatomo, 2011, A review of the Japanese Kateretidae fauna (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea), pp. 551-585 in Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (2) on page 574, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5329313

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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.