Placopterus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are at least four described species in Placopterus.

Species

These four species belong to the genus Placopterus:

  • Placopterus cyanipennis (Klug, 1842)
  • Placopterus haagi (Chevrolat, 1876)
  • Placopterus subcostatus (Schaeffer, 1917)
  • Placopterus thoracicus (Olivier, 1795)

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.

External links

  • Media related to Placopterus at Wikimedia Commons