Triplax collaris

Triplax collaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Triplax
Species:
T. collaris
Binomial name
Triplax collaris
(Schaller, 1783)
Synonyms

Silpha collaris Schaller, 1783
Triplax capistrata Lacordaire, 1842
Triplax sulphuricollis Reitter, 1887
Tritoma collaris (Schaller, 1783)

Triplax collaris is a species of beetle of the Erotylidae family. This species is found in Europe.

The variety sulphuricollis, named by Reitter in 1887, was sometimes treated as a subspecies or even full species. However, it seems to be a mere color morph with no formal taxonomical standing.

References

  1. ↑ gbif
  2. ↑ Erotylidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Poland – problematic taxa, updated keys and new records
  3. ↑ Chûjô, Michio, Michio & Chûjô, Michitaka (1990): A catalog of the Erotylidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from the old world (excl. the Ethiopian region III. Esakia 29: 1-67. PDF fulltext.

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