Macrocerus

Macrocerus[1] is a European genus of soldier beetles in the subfamily Malthininae and sometimes placed in the monotypic tribe Malchinini.

Macrocerus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Cantharidae
Subfamily: Malthininae
Genus: Macrocerus
Motschulsky, 1845
Synonyms

Malchinus Kiesenwetter, 1863

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Species

BioLib[2] lists the following species:

  • Macrocerus carinicollis (Weise, 1895)
  • Macrocerus holomelas (Fairmaire, 1886)
  • Macrocerus kadleci (Svihla, 2002)
  • Macrocerus nigrinus (Schaufuss, 1866)
  • Macrocerus oculatus (Motschulsky, 1845)
  • Macrocerus sinuatocollis (Kiesenwetter, 1852)
  • Macrocerus sucinopenninus (Kuśka & Kania, 2010) (Rupelian age)
  • Macrocerus tunicatus (Kiesenwetter, 1863)

References

  1. Motschulsky V (1845) Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Moscou 18 (1).
  2. BioLib.cz: genus Macrocerus Motschulsky, 1845 (retrieved 1 July 2020)
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