Campsosternus
Genus of beetles
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Campsosternus is a genus of click beetles in the subfamily Dendrometrinae. The genus is extant but there is at least one described species from the Eocene of the Czech Republic.
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| Campsosternus rutilans in Bukidnon, Philippines | |
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| Campsosternus auratus in Taipei, Taiwan | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Tribe: | Oxynopterini |
| Genus: | Campsosternus Latreille, 1834 |
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Description of some species
There are many species, including:
- Campsosternus auratus
- †Campsosternus atavus - a fossil species found in an Eocene lacustrine small diatomite in Kutschlin near Bilin, in the Czech Republic[1]
- Campsosternus dohrni
- Campsosternus gemma - the Rainbow sheath click beetle (彩虹叩頭蟲 in Chinese), a protected species in Taiwan
- Campsosternus hopei
- Campsosternus rutilans
- Campsosternus stephensi
- Campsosternus templetoni - name is a tribute to Robert Templeton (1802–1892), a naturalist, artist and entomologist
