''Carphurus'' is a genus of soft-wing flower beetles (
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s of the family
Melyridae
Melyridae (common name: soft-winged flower beetles) are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea.
Description
Most are elongate-oval, soft-bodied beetles 10 mm long or less. Many are brightly patterned in black and brown, yellow, ...
) in the subfamily
Malachiinae and tribe
Carphurini. Species are found mainly in Australia, and in Papua-New Guinea.
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References
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''Carphurus'' at Atlas of Living Australia
Cleroidea genera
Melyridae
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