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Microprius

Microprius is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae. There are at least four described species in Microprius, found in eastern and southeastern Asia, North America, and Europe.

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Microprius
Microprius rufulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Zopheridae
Subfamily: Colydiinae
Tribe: Synchitini
Genus: Microprius
Fairmaire, 1868

Microprius is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae. There are at least four described species in Microprius, found in eastern and southeastern Asia, North America, and Europe.123

Species

These four species belong to the genus Microprius:3

  • Microprius demissus (Pascoe, 1863)
  • Microprius terrenus Fairmaire, 1868
  • Microprius opacus (Sharp, 1885)
  • Microprius rufulus (Motschulsky, 1863)
References

References

  1. "GBIF, Microprius". Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  2. "BugGuide.net, Microprius genus Information". Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  3. "Biolib.cz, Genus Microprius Fairmaire, 1868". Retrieved 2024-08-24.
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