Laius (beetle)
| Laius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Subfamily: | Malachiinae |
| Tribe: | Malachiini |
| Genus: | Guérin-Méneville, 1830[1] |
| Synonyms | |
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Megadeuterus Westwood, 1833 | |
Laius is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, subfamily Malachiinae.[2]
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
- ^ 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)
- ^ Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz.