Adinolepis
Genus of beetles
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Adinolepis is a genus of Archostematid beetles that belongs to the family Cupedidae (reticulated beetles). All known species are endemic to Australia.[2][3]
| Adinolepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cupedidae |
| Genus: | Adinolepis Neboiss, 1984[1] |
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4 (see text) | |
Taxonomy
The genus was described by Arturs Neboiss in 1984 along with four other genera: Tenomerga, Distocupes, Ascioplaga and Rhipsideigma.[4]
Species
The genus currently contains four described species.[2][3] A fifth species, Adinolepis scalena, was transferred to genus Ascioplaga in 2009.[5]
A list of species can be found below:
- Adinolepis apodema Neboiss, 1987
- Adinolepis eumana (Neboiss, 1960)
- Adinolepis mathesonae (Neboiss, 1960)
- Adinolepis youanga (Neboiss, 1960)
