Tropicus

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]

Tropicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Heteroceridae
Genus: Tropicus
Pacheco, 1964

Species

These 34 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 ladomae Ivie & Stribling
  • Tropicus ladonnae Ivie & Stribling, 1984
  • Tropicus lituratus (Kiesenwetter, 1843)
  • Tropicus milleri Mascagni, 1993
  • Tropicus minutus (Fall, 1920)
  • Tropicus nigellus
  • 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
  1. "Tropicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Tropicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading
  • 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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