''Brachypterolus'' is a genus of
short-winged flower beetle
Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are ...
s in the family
Kateretidae
Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are a ...
. There are about six described species in ''Brachypterolus''.
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Species
These 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 shimoyamai'' Hisamatsu, 1985
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Kateretidae
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