Aderus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Aderus
Aderus populneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Aderidae
Genus: Aderus
Westwood, 1829[1][2][3]
Type species
Lytta boleti[4]
Synonyms[6][7][8][9]
  • Hylophilus Berthold, 1827[10] not Temminck, 1822
  • Xylophilus Latreille, 1829[11] not Mannerheim, 1823
  • Phomalus Casey, 1895[12]

Aderus is a genus of leaf beetles of the family Aderidae that resemble ants. The genus was named by John Obadiah Westwood in 1829.

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