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- "Triplax bicolor" redirects here. This name was also variously applied to related species; see article text for details.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Triplax |
| Species: | T. aenea |
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| Triplax aenea | |
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Triplax aenea is a species of beetle of the Erotylidae family. This species is found in Europe.[2]
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm. The elytra are greenish, but head, pronotum and legs are orange.[3]
A specimen of T.aenea dirtied by grease was described by Thomas Marsham in 1802 as a supposed new species Silpha bicolor, later placed in Triplax, and ultimately recognized as what it was and synonymized with T.aenea. However, the name "Triplax bicolor" has also erroneously been applied to some other members of the genus:[4]
- Triplax bicolor as described by Guérin in 1952 is Xalpirta azureipennis
- Triplax bicolor as described by Stephens in 1830 is T.lacordairii
- Triplax bicolor as described by Gyllenhal in 1808 is T.scutellaris
In addition, the names Triplax bicolorata and T.bicoloripes (now T.gracilenta) may lead to confusion with the synonym of T.aenea.[4]
References
[edit source]- ↑ gbif
- ↑ Erotylidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Poland – problematic taxa, updated keys and new records
- ↑ naturespot
- 1 2 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
[edit source]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.