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| Chalicorus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Genus: | Chalicorus Erichson, 1840[1] |
| Type species | |
| Chalicorus vinula Erichson, 1840[1] | |
| Species | |
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Several (see text) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Chalicocorus Agassiz, 1846 | |
Chalicorus is a genus of beetles in the family Melyridae.[2] They occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.[3][4]
Species
[edit]There are several species, including at least the following:[3][4][5]
- Chalicorus bisellatus Champion, 1922
- Chalicorus flavofasciatus Champion, 1922
- Chalicorus macphersonae Wittmer, 1988[5]
- Challcorus namaquaensis Wittmer, 1988[5]
- Chalicorus nigricollis Champion, 1922
- Chalicorus reflexipennis Wittmer, 1985[3]
- Chalicorus toruseus Wittmer, 1988[5]
- Chalicorus vinula Erichson, 1840[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Erichson, W. F. (1840). Entomographien, Untersuchungen in dem Gebiete der Entomologie, mit besonderer Benutzung der Königl. Sammlung zu Berlin. Berlin: F.H. Morin. p. 124.
- 1 2 "Chalicorus Erichson, 1840". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- 1 2 3 Wittmer, W. (1985). "Die im südlichen Afrika vorkommenden mit Troglops Erichson verwandten Gattungen (Coleoptera: Malachiidae)". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 34 (2): 7–48. doi:10.10520/AJA00411752_1047. hdl:10520/AJA00411752_1047.
- 1 2 Champion, G. C. (1922). "Revision of the S. African species of Dinometopus, Troglops, Chalicorus, Colotes, Helcogaster, and the allied genera with an account of their accessory ♂-characters [Coleoptera]". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9th series. 10: 309–358 [321]. doi:10.1080/00222932208632786.
- 1 2 3 4 Wittmer, W. (1988). "Neue Gattungen und neue Arten der Familie Malachiidae (Coleoptera) hauptsächlich aus dem südlichen Afrika". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 34 (25): 557–619. doi:10.10520/AJA00411752_1040. hdl:10520/AJA00411752_1040.
External links
[edit]- "Chalicorus". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- Chalicorus at insectoid.info
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