Tropicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Heteroceridae |
| Genus: | Tropicus Pacheco, 1964 |
Tropicus is a genus of variegated mud-loving beetles in the family Heteroceridae. There are more than 30 described species in Tropicus.[1][2][3]
Species
[edit]These 33 species belong to the genus Tropicus:
- Tropicus alcicornis Mascagni, 1989
- Tropicus aratus Miller, 1992
- Tropicus arawak Bameul, 1995
- Tropicus bartolozzi Mascagni, 1994
- Tropicus bilineatus (Chevrolat, 1864)
- Tropicus braza Miller, 1992
- Tropicus carus Pacheco, 1964
- Tropicus cithara Pacheco
- Tropicus davidsoni Mascagni, 1993
- Tropicus debilis (Sharp, 1882)
- Tropicus excellens Miller, 1992
- Tropicus hevelorum Skalický, 2007
- Tropicus imperator Pacheco, 1964
- Tropicus infidus Miller, 1992
- Tropicus insidiosus (Grouvelle, 1896)
- Tropicus ladonnae Ivie & Stribling, 1984
- Tropicus lituratus (Kiesenwetter, 1843)
- Tropicus milleri Mascagni, 1993
- Tropicus minutus (Fall, 1920)
- Tropicus nigrellus King and Lago, 2012
- Tropicus niger Skalický, 2007
- Tropicus plaumanni Pacheco, 1964
- Tropicus pusillus (Say, 1823)
- Tropicus riosensis Skalický, 2007
- Tropicus sagittarius Pacheco, 1964
- Tropicus sparus Miller, 1992
- Tropicus speciosa Miller, 1992
- Tropicus squamosus Pacheco, 1964
- Tropicus trifidus Skalický, 2007
- Tropicus trinidadensis Pacheco, 1964
- Tropicus tuberculatus Pacheco, 1964
- Tropicus tucumanensis Pacheco, 1964
- Tropicus vicinus Miller, 1992
References
[edit]- ^ "Tropicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Tropicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Tropicus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading
[edit]- Pacheco, Francisco (1978). "Family: Heteroceridae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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