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Euglenes

Euglenes is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are about five described species in Euglenes.

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Euglenes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Aderidae
Genus: Euglenes
Westwood, 1830

Euglenes is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are about five described species in Euglenes.123

Species

These six species belong to the genus Euglenes:

  • Euglenes nitidifrons Thomson, 1886 g
  • Euglenes oculatissimus (Wollaston, 1864) g
  • Euglenes oculatus (Paykull, 1798)
  • Euglenes pygmaeus De Geer, 1775 g b
  • Euglenes serricornis Reitter, 1885 g
  • Euglenes wollastoni Israelson, 1971 g

Data sources: i = ITIS,4 c = Catalogue of Life,5 g = GBIF,1 b = Bugguide.net2

References

References

  1. "Euglenes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. "Euglenes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. "Euglenes Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-04-05.
Further reading

Further reading

External links
  • Media related to Euglenes at Wikimedia Commons