''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of
darkling beetle, defined by
Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name ''
Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout
Australia
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Description
''Chalcopteroides'' range from 6 to 23 mm in length. They are oblong in shape, glabrous and usually a metallic blue or green colour. The mandibles lack a sulcus and have either truncate or rounded apices. The lateral margins of the
pronotum are complete. The
elytra usually have only superficial and minute punctures (sometimes they have impressed striae). The metaventrite is long. The tarsal vestiture (hairs on the tarsi) is mostly black.
Ecology
Some ''Chalcopteroides'' are known to live in soil. Additionally, arthropod fragments have been found in guts of some species, suggesting a
scavenging or
predatory lifestyle.
Species
Below are the species of this genus:
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Chalcopteroides acutangulus'' (Blackburn, 1899)
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Chalcopteroides amethystinus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
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Chalcopteroides angusticollis'' (Carter, 1913)
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Chalcopteroides bellus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides bovilli'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides brevipes
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides caesar
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Carter, 1913)
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Chalcopteroides carinaticeps'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides carus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides catenulatus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides clypealis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides colossus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides columbinus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Boisduval, 1835)
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Chalcopteroides costatus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1899)
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Chalcopteroides cribratus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1901)
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Chalcopteroides croesus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1899)
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Chalcopteroides cupreus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Fabricius, 1775)
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Chalcopteroides cupripennis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Hope, 1843)
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Chalcopteroides cyaneus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Carter, 1913)
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Chalcopteroides cyaniventris
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name ''Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Carter, 1913)
* ''
Chalcopteroides cyanopterus'' (Hope, 1831)
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Chalcopteroides cylindricus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides difficilis'' (Blackburn, 1892)
* ''
Chalcopteroides doddi'' (Carter, 1913)
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Chalcopteroides elongatus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Carter, 1913)
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Chalcopteroides eremita'' (Blackburn, 1892)
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Chalcopteroides exoletus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides eyrensis'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides fastuosus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Germar, 1848)
* ''
Chalcopteroides fervens
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Germar, 1848)
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Chalcopteroides gilesi'' (Carter, 1913)
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Chalcopteroides gracilicornis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1899)
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Chalcopteroides gracilior'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides grandis'' (Macleay, 1872)
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Chalcopteroides imperialis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides inconspicuus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides interioris'' (Blackburn, 1890)
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Chalcopteroides intermedius
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides interrogationis'' (Gebien, 1908)
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Chalcopteroides iridescens'' (Carter, 1913)
* ''
Chalcopteroides iridicolor'' (Blessig, 1861)
* ''
Chalcopteroides iridiventris'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides iris'' (Blackburn, 1899)
* ''
Chalcopteroides juvenis'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides kochi'' (Blackburn, 1900)
* ''
Chalcopteroides laetus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides latifrons'' (Carter, 1913)
* ''
Chalcopteroides leai
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides lepidus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides longipennis'' (Hope, 1843)
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Chalcopteroides longiusculus'' (Blackburn, 1889)
* ''
Chalcopteroides longulus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides lucidus'' (Carter, 1924)
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Chalcopteroides macer'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides major'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides mastersi'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides maximus'' (Carter, 1913)
* ''
Chalcopteroides mercurius'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides micans
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides michaelseni'' (Gebien, 1908)
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Chalcopteroides mimus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides minor'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides modestus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides mundus'' (Blackburn, 1899)
* ''
Chalcopteroides murrayensis'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides neglectus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides nigritarsis'' (Pascoe, 1866)
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Chalcopteroides nitidus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Carter, 1930)
* ''
Chalcopteroides nobilis'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides oblongus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides obscurus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides ocularis'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides opacicollis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Macleay, 1872)
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Chalcopteroides palmerensis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides palmerstoni'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides parallelocollis'' (Gebien, 1908)
* ''
Chalcopteroides perlongus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides picipes'' (Macleay, 1872)
* ''
Chalcopteroides placidus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides plutus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides polychromus'' (Pascoe, 1869)
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Chalcopteroides praetermissus'' (Carter, 1924)
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Chalcopteroides prismaticus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Carter, 1913)
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Chalcopteroides proditor'' (Blackburn, 1899)
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Chalcopteroides prospiciens'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides proximus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides pulcher
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides puncticollis'' (Hope, 1843)
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Chalcopteroides punctipennis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Macleay, 1872)
* ''
Chalcopteroides punctulatus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides purpureus'' (Germar, 1848)
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Chalcopteroides rugosicollis'' (Macleay, 1872)
* ''
Chalcopteroides rugosipennis'' (Macleay, 1872)
* ''
Chalcopteroides scutellaris'' (Carter, 1921)
* ''
Chalcopteroides segnis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides semiseriatus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides sericatus'' (Carter, 1913)
* ''
Chalcopteroides setosus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides setuliger'' (Gebien, 1920)
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Chalcopteroides smaragdulus'' (Fabricius, 1775)
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Chalcopteroides sparsus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides spectabilis'' (Castelnau & Brullé, 1831)
* ''
Chalcopteroides sulcipennis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Hope, 1843)
* ''
Chalcopteroides superbus'' (Blackburn, 1890)
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Chalcopteroides tenuicornis'' (Gebien, 1908)
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Chalcopteroides tinctus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides torpedo'' (Carter, 1921)
* ''
Chalcopteroides tristis'' (Fabricius, 1798)
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Chalcopteroides velutinus'' (Macleay, 1826)
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Chalcopteroides versicolor'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides viridicollis'' (Macleay, 1826)
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Chalcopteroides vividus'' (Blackburn, 1893)
* ''
Chalcopteroides yorkensis
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1893)
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Chalcopteroides zonatus
''Chalcopteroides'' is a genus of darkling beetle, defined by Embrik Strand in 1935, and replacing the older name '' Chalcopterus'' which was preoccupied. The type species is ''Chalcopterus iridicolor''. The genus occurs throughout Australia.
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'' (Blackburn, 1899)
Gallery
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2947808
Tenebrionidae genera
Taxa named by Embrik Strand
Tenebrioninae