Aclopus

Aclopus
Aclopus species from Brazil.
Illustration of Aclopus vittatus from Iconographia Zoologica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aclopinae
Tribe: Aclopini
Genus: Aclopus
Erichson, 1835
Species

6 (see text)

Aclopus is a genus of scarab beetles that belongs to the subfamily Aclopinae. Members of this genus are found in Brazil.

Taxonomy

This genus was described in 1835 by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson, a German entomologist and medical doctor. In 1909, Arrow considered aclopines to be laparostict scarabs. This was based on observation of the abdominal spiracles of Aclopus brunneus. This classification is no longer the case.

Species

There are currently six species that belong to this genus. Below is a list of species:

References

  1. 1 2 Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (22 August 2011). ”Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.”. Species 2000: Reading, UK.
  2. 1 2 "Aclopus". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  3. ↑ Ocampo, Federico; Mondaca, José (2012-08-06). "Revision of the scarab subfamily Aclopinae Blanchard (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in Argentina and Chile". Zootaxa. 3409: 1–29. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3409.1.1.