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Metoecus

Metoecus is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least five described species in Metoecus.

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Metoecus
Metoecus paradoxus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Ripiphoridae
Subfamily: Ripiphorinae
Tribe: Macrosiagonini
Genus: Metoecus
Dejean, 1834
Synonyms
  • Ripidastes Gistl, 1848
  • Cyttaroecus Schilder, 1923

Metoecus is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least five described species in Metoecus.1

Species

These five species belong to the genus Metoecus:

  • Metoecus javanus (Pic, 1913)
  • Metoecus morawitzi
  • Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1761)
  • Metoecus satanus (Schilder, 1924)
  • Metoecus vespae (Kôno, 1927)
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