Beutelius

Beutelius is a small genus of ommatid beetles native to Australia. It is only one of three extant genera in the family, alongside Tetraphalerus and Omma. It currently contains four species, three of which were originally assigned to Omma, and it is distinguished from Omma by the presence of flattened, ribbed scales covering most areas, as well as longer maxillary and labial palps, and an anteriorly depressed gulamentum.[1]

Beutelius
Beutelius sagitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ommatidae
Genus: Beutelius
Escalona et al, 2020

Species
  • Beutelius mastersi (MacLeay, 1871) inland New South Wales and Queensland
  • Beutelius reidi Escalona et al, 2020 northwest New South Wales
  • Beutelius rutherfordi (Lawrence, 1999) Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands
  • Beutelius sagitta (Neboiss, 1989) Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands
  • Beutelius rutherfordi
    Beutelius rutherfordi

References
  1. ESCALONA, HERMES E.; LAWRENCE, JOHN F.; ŚLIPIŃSKI, ADAM (2020-01-24). "The extant species of the genus Omma Newman and description of Beutelius gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae: Ommatinae)". Zootaxa. 4728 (4): 547–574. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4728.4.11. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 32229891.


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