Callimerus

Callimerus is a genus of beetles in the family Cleridae (the checkered beetles).

Callimerus
Twelve species of checkered beetles, some with anatomical details of labial palps and legs.Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (vol. 1852, plate Annulosa XXIV). J.O.Westwood, 1852

4: Clerus (Xylobius) albo-varius Westw., "Himalaya" = Callimerus albovarius (Westwood in White, 1849)
6: Clerus (Xylobius?) dulcis Westw., "Java" = Callimerus dulcis (Westwood, 1852)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Superfamily:
Cleroidea
Family:
Cleridae
Subfamily:
Hydnocerinae
Tribe:
Callimerini
Genus:
Callimerus

Gorham, 1876[1]
Species

Several, including:

  • Callimerus albovarius (Westwood in White, 1849)
  • Callimerus dulcis (Westwood, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Brachycallimerus Chapin, 1924
  • Caloclerus Kuwert, 1893
  • Cucujocallimerus Pic, 1929
  • Stenocallimerus Corporaal & Pic, 1940

References
  1. Notes on the coleopterous family Cleridae, with descriptions of new genera and species. Henry Stephen Gorham, Cistula Entomologica, 2, 1515, pages 57-106, 1876
  • Yang G.-Y., Montreuil O. and Yang X.-K., 2013: Taxonomic revision of the genus Callimerus Gorham s. l. (Coleoptera, Cleridae). Part I. latifrons species-group. ZooKeys, 294, pages 9–35, doi:10.3897/zookeys.294.4669


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