Laius (beetle)

Laius is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Malachiinae.[2]

Laius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Melyridae
Subfamily:
Malachiinae
Genus:
Laius

Guérin-Méneville, 1830[1]
Synonyms

Megadeuterus Westwood, 1833
Rotomalachius Kôno, 1937
Nossibeus Evers, 1994

Selected species
  • Laius alleni Lea, 1909
  • Laius asahinai Nakane, 1955
  • Laius lutaoensis Yoshitomi & Lee, 2010
  • Laius miyamotoi Nakane, 1955
  • Laius pici Miwa, 1931
  • Laius purpureipennis Lea, 1916
  • Laius taiwanus Yoshitomi & Lee, 2010
  • Laius tibialis Gahan, 1900
  • Laius triangulatus Wittmer, 1954

References
  1. Cowan, C.F. (1970) The insects of the Coquille Voyage. J. Soc. Bib. Nat. Hist. 5: 358-360 (publication date for Pl. 2, containing Laius, given as 25 November, 1830)
  2. Biolib
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