Triplax scutellaris
- Not to be confused with "Triplax scutellata", a synonym of Triplax rufipes.
| Triplax scutellaris | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Triplax |
| Species: | T. scutellaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Triplax scutellaris Charpentier, 1825 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Triplax bicolor Gyllenhal, 1808 nec Marsham, 1802: preoccupied | |
Triplax scutellaris is a species of beetle of the Erotylidae family. This species is found from Europe to Central Asia.[1]
A color morph clarissima was described by Roubal in 1937; initially assigned to Triplax lepida, it was eventually identified as variant of T.scutellaris.[2]
References
- ↑ Erotylidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Poland – problematic taxa, updated keys and new records
- ↑ Chûjô, Michio, Michio & Chûjô, Michitaka (1990): A catalog of the Erotylidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from the old world (excl. the Ethiopian region III. Esakia 29: 1-67. PDF fulltext.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.