Brachypterolus pulicarius, known generally as the toadflax flower-eating beetle or antirrhinum beetle, is a species of short-winged flower beetle in the family Kateretidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1][2][3]
Brachypterolus pulicarius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Kateretidae |
Genus: | Brachypterolus |
Species: | B. pulicarius
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Binomial name | |
Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
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References
edit- ^ "Brachypterolus pulicarius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachypterolus pulicarius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Brachypterolus pulicarius species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links
edit- Media related to Brachypterolus pulicarius at Wikimedia Commons