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Appearance
- "Tritoma collaris" redirects here. As defined by Fabricius in 1801, this name, as well as Triplax collaris, refer to T.melanocephala.
| Triplax collaris | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Triplax |
| Species: | T. collaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Triplax collaris | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Silpha collaris Schaller, 1783 | |
Triplax collaris is a species of beetle of the Erotylidae family. This species is found in Europe.[2]
The variety sulphuricollis, named by Reitter in 1887, was sometimes treated as a subspecies or even full species. However, it seems to be a mere color morph with no formal taxonomical standing.[3]
References
[edit source]- ↑ gbif
- ↑ Erotylidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Poland – problematic taxa, updated keys and new records
- ↑ 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.