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Genus Brachypterus

Representative Images

Kateretid - Brachypterus troglodytes Short-winged Flower Beetle - Brachypterus urticae Brachypterus urticae Kateretidae, ventral - Brachypterus urticae Seed beetles(?) on nettles - Brachypterus urticae Nitidulidae, on Great Indian Plantain - Brachypterus urticae Nitidulidae, dorsal - Brachypterus urticae Kateretidae - Short-winged Flower Beetle - Brachypterus urticae

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Nitidulid series)
Family Kateretidae (Short-winged Flower Beetles)
Genus Brachypterus

Explanation of Names

Brachypterus Kugelann 1794

Numbers

~3 spp. (incl. one adventive) in our area, 26 spp. total(1)

Works Cited

1.BioLib.cz
Contributed by tom murray on 11 September, 2008 - 5:23pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 6 January, 2015 - 12:30pm

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