Metriorrhynchus
Metriorrynchus is a genus of beetles in the family Lycidae.[1] They occur from Australia north to northern parts of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, west to eastern India.[2][3]
| Metriorrhynchus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Lycidae |
| Subtribe: | Metriorrhynchina |
| Genus: | Metriorrhynchus Gemminger & Harold, 1869 |
The genus differs from other Asian genera in the subfamily Metriorrhynchinae by the seven pronotal areolae in the rostrum, the serrated antennae, and the shape of the ovipositor, and the shape of the internal sacs of the male genitalia, which are armed with thorns.[2][4]
In 2007 the classification of the Asian species of Metriorrhynchus was revised.[2]
Species include:
- Metriorrynchus inaequalis
- Metriorrynchus isarogensis
- Metriorrynchus laosensis
- Metriorrynchus lineatus
- Metriorrynchus lobatus
- Metriorrynchus longissimus
- Metriorrynchus menieri
- Metriorrynchus mindanaoensis
- Metriorrynchus newbataanensis
- Metriorrynchus ochii
- Metriorrynchus palawanensis
- Metriorrynchus sericans
- Metriorrynchus sericeus
- Metriorrynchus takedai
- Metriorrynchus thoracicus
- Metriorrynchus yoshioi
References
- Hulbert, Bruce (February 26, 2010). "Lycid Beetle Metriorrhynchus sp". Australia Museum. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- Bocak, Ladislav (August 31, 2007). "A Revision of Metriorrhynchus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from the Greater Sunda Islands and Continental Asia" (PDF). Australia Museum. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- Bocák, L., Matsuda, K., & Yagi, T. (2006). A revision of Metriorrhynchus from the Philippines with molecular evidence of an Australian origin of the oriental Metriorrhynchus fauna (Coleoptera: Lycidae). European Journal of Entomology, 103(1), 115
- Sklenarova, katerina; Kubecek, Vaclav; Bocak, Ladislav (23 April 2014). "Subtribal classification of Metriorrhynchini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Lycidae): an integrative approach using molecular phylogeny and morphology of adults and larvae". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 72 (1). CiteSeerX 10.1.1.634.4067.
Further reading
Bocak, Ladislav; Yagi, Takashi (January 2010). "Evolution of mimicry patterns in Metriorrhynchus (Coleoptera: Lycidae): the history of dispersal and speciation in Southeast Asia". Evolution. 64 (1): 39–52. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00812.x. PMID 19674098.