Brachypterolus
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| Brachypterolus | |
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| Brachypterolus linariae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Kateretidae |
| Genus: | Brachypterolus Grouvelle, 1913 |
Brachypterolus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about six described species in Brachypterolus.[1][2][3]
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At least six species belong to the genus Brachypterolus:
- Brachypterolus antirrhini (Murray, 1864)
- Brachypterolus cinereus (Heer, 1841)
- Brachypterolus linariae (Stephens, 1830)
- Brachypterolus longulus (Reitter, 1885)
- Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (toadflax flower-eating beetle)
- Brachypterolus vestitus (Kiesenwetter, 1850)
Taxonomy
- Brachypterolus shimoyamai Hisamatsu, 1985 is a junior synonym of Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) in Hisamatsu, 2011
