Beutelius

Beutelius is a small genus of ommatid beetles known from Australia. It is only one of three extant genera in the family, alongside Tetraphalerus and Omma. It currently contains 4 species, three of which were originally assigned to Omma: It is distinguished from Omma by the presence of flattened, ribbed scales covering most areas.[1]

  • Beutelius mastersi (MacLeay, 1871) inland New South Wales and Queensland
  • Beutelius reidi Escalona et al, 2020 northwest New South Wales
  • Beutelius rutherfordi (Lawrence, 1999) Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands
  • Beutelius sagitta (Neboiss, 1989) Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands
  • Beutelius rutherfordi

Beutelius
Beutelius sagitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Ommatidae
Genus: Beutelius
Escalona et al, 2020

References
  1. ESCALONA, HERMES E.; LAWRENCE, JOHN F.; ŚLIPIŃSKI, ADAM (2020-01-24). "The extant species of the genus Omma Newman and description of Beutelius gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae: Ommatinae)". Zootaxa. 4728 (4): 547–574. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4728.4.11. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 32229891.


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