Brachypterus
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| Brachypterus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Kateretidae |
| Genus: | Brachypterus Kugelann, 1794 |
Brachypterus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about 18 described species in Brachypterus.[1][2][3]

These 18 species belong to the genus Brachypterus:
- Brachypterus aeneomicans Wollaston, 1865
- Brachypterus capensis
- Brachypterus curtulus Wollaston, 1864
- Brachypterus exaratus Dejean, 1836
- Brachypterus fulvipes Erichson, 1843
- Brachypterus glaber (Newman, 1834)
- Brachypterus globularius Murray, 1864
- Brachypterus horii (Hisamatsu, 1976)
- Brachypterus labiatus Erichson, 1843
- Brachypterus longimanus (Wollaston, 1864)
- Brachypterus minutus Dejean, 1836
- Brachypterus rotundicollis Murray, 1864
- Brachypterus schaefferi Grouvelle, 1912
- Brachypterus troglodytes Murray, 1864
- Brachypterus urticae (Fabricius, 1792) (nettle pollen beetle)
- Brachypterus velatus Wollaston, 1863
- Brachypterus viridinitens Har.Lindberg, 1950
- Brachypterus yukikoae (Hisamatsu, 1976)