Macrosiagon

Macrosiagon
Macrosiagon limbata, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Ripiphoridae
Subfamily: Ripiphorinae
Genus: Macrosiagon
Hentz, 1830
Macrosiagon pectinata
Macrosiagon limbata, female

Macrosiagon is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are more than 20 described species in Macrosiagon. Under the rules of the ICZN, the nomenclatural gender of the genus name is feminine, as it is based on the Greek word "siagon" (σῐᾱγών), for "jaw", which is feminine in gender (), despite recent publications erroneously treating the gender as neuter.

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References

  1. ↑ "Macrosiagon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ↑ "Macrosiagon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ↑ Batelka, J. (2003) New synonyms and notes on the distribution of Macrosiagon bipartitum and Macrosiagon cyaniveste (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae). Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 67: 59–63.

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