''Parisopalpus'' is a genus of
false blister beetle
The family Oedemeridae is a cosmopolitan group of 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 mo ...
s in the family
Oedemeridae
The family Oedemeridae is a cosmopolitan group of beetles commonly known as false blister beetles, though some recent authors have coined the name pollen-feeding beetles. There are some 100 genera and 1,500 species in the family, mostly associate ...
. The genus was first identified by Logan Hudson in 1975,
who separated the group from ''Sessinia'' due to the presence of bifid mandibles, and n males of the species visible genitalia.
Species are primarily found in
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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.
In 2012, a new species was identified in
Chile
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, ''
Parisopalpus defoei''.
Species
Currently four species belong to the genus ''Parisopalpus''.
* ''
Parisopalpus defoei''
* ''
Parisopalpus macleayi''
* ''
Parisopalpus nigronotatus''
* ''
Parisopalpus thoracicus''
Gallery
File:Parisopalpus macleayi.jpg, ''Parisopalpus macleayi''
File:Parisopalpus nigronotatus.jpg, ''Parisopalpus nigronotatus''
File:Parisopalpus thoracicus.jpg, ''Parisopalpus thoracicus''
References
External links
*
Oedemeridae
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