Psilothrix
Genus of beetles
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Psilothrix is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Dasytinae.
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| Psilothrix viridicoerulea. Mating Pair | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Subfamily: | Dasytinae |
| Genus: | Psilothrix Redtenbacher, 1858 |
Subgenera and species
The genus is divided in the following two subgenera:
- Dolichomorphus Fiori, 1905[1]
- Psilothrix Küster, 1850
- Psilothrix aureola (Kiesenwetter, 1859)
- Psilothrix illustris (Wollaston, 1854)
- Psilothrix latipennis Pic, 1900
- Psilothrix melanostoma (Brullé, 1832)
- Psilothrix protensa (Gené, 1836)
- Psilothrix severa (Kiesenwetter, 1859)
- Psilothrix smaragdina (Lucas, 1847)
- Psilothrix ultramarina (Schaufuss, 1867)
- Psilothrix viridicoerulea (Geoffroy, 1785)
Gallery
Psilothrix sp.
Psilothrix viridicoerulea
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