Brachypterolus Explained

Brachypterolus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about six described species in Brachypterolus.

Species

At least six species belong to the genus Brachypterolus:

• Brachypterolus antirrhini (Murray, 1864)
• Brachypterolus cinereus (Heer, 1841)
• Brachypterolus linariae (Stephens, 1830)
• Brachypterolus longulus (Reitter, 1885)
• Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (toadflax flower-eating beetle)
• Brachypterolus vestitus (Kiesenwetter, 1850)

Taxonomy

• Brachypterolus shimoyamai Hisamatsu, 1985 is a junior synonym of Brachypterolus pulicarius (Linnaeus, 1758) in Hisamatsu, 2011

Further reading

• An annotated checklist of Wisconsin sap and short-winged flower beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Kateretidae). 2006. Price . Michele B.. Young . Daniel K.. Insecta Mundi. 20. 1–2. 69–84. 0749-6737.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.