Calopteron

Calopteron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lycidae
Tribe: Calopterini
Genus: Calopteron
Laporte, 1838

Calopteron is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae.

They are toxic and have aposematic coloration. Some species of moths are mimics (Lycomorpha pholus, Pyromorpha dimidiata).

There are about 13 described species in Calopteron.

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Calopteron:

References

  1. ↑ "Calopteron Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ↑ "Calopteron". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.

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