Miwacrepidius
Genus of beetles
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Miwacrepidius is a genus of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae.
| Miwacrepidius | |
|---|---|
| Miwacrepidius rubriventris A: male; B: female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Elateridae |
| Subfamily: | Dendrometrinae |
| Tribe: | Dendrometrini |
| Subtribe: | Hemicrepidiina |
| Genus: | Miwacrepidius Ôhira, 1962[1] |
Species
- Miwacrepidius rubriventris Han & Park, 2013
- Miwacrepidius sichuanensis Platia & Pulvirenti, 2022
- Miwacrepidius subcyaneus (Motschulsky, 1866)
Taxonomy
Miwacrepidius was initially treated as an independent genus, but was later regarded as a subgenus of and even a synonym of Hemicrepidius. However, in later work it was stated that Miwacrepidius possesses several distinct characters that differentiate it from Hemicrepidius, leading to its recovery as an independent genus.[2]