Placopterus Explained

Placopterus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least four described species in Placopterus.

Species

These four species belong to the genus Placopterus:

• Placopterus cyanipennis (Klug, 1842)
• Placopterus haagi (Chevrolat, 1876)
• Placopterus subcostatus (Schaeffer, 1917)
• Placopterus thoracicus (Olivier, 1795)

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.