Chaetosoma scaritides

Chaetosoma scaritides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chaetosomatidae
Genus: Chaetosoma
Species:
C. scaritides
Binomial name
Chaetosoma scaritides

Chaetosoma scaritides is a species of beetles in the family Chaetosomatidae. It was first described by John O. Westwood in 1851 and is the type species of its genus.[2] This species in endemic to New Zealand.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chaetosoma scaritides Westwood, 1851". www.nzor.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2024-12-23. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  2. ↑ J. O. Westwood (June 1851). "XIX. Descriptions of three new Genera of exotic Coleoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 6 (5): 167–172. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1851.tb02494.x. ISSN 0035-8894. Wikidata Q56156574.