Brachypterus Explained
Brachypterus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are about 18 described species in Brachypterus.
Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Brachypterus:
- Brachypterus aeneomicans Wollaston, 1865
- Brachypterus capensis
- Brachypterus curtulus Wollaston, 1864
- Brachypterus exaratus Dejean, 1836
- Brachypterus fulvipes Erichson, 1843
- Brachypterus glaber (Newman, 1834)
- Brachypterus globularius Murray, 1864
- Brachypterus horii (Hisamatsu, 1976)
- Brachypterus labiatus Erichson, 1843
- Brachypterus longimanus (Wollaston, 1864)
- Brachypterus minutus Dejean, 1836
- Brachypterus rotundicollis Murray, 1864
- Brachypterus schaefferi Grouvelle, 1912
- Brachypterus troglodytes Murray, 1864
- Brachypterus urticae (Fabricius, 1792) (nettle pollen beetle)
- Brachypterus velatus Wollaston, 1863
- Brachypterus viridinitens Har.Lindberg, 1950
- Brachypterus yukikoae (Hisamatsu, 1976)
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