Chaetosoma is a genus of beetles in the family Chaetosomatidae. There are at least two described species in Chaetosoma, found in New Zealand.[2][3][4]

Chaetosoma
Chaetosoma scaritides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chaetosomatidae
Genus: Chaetosoma
Westwood, 1851[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaetosoma Dejean 1835 Nom. Nud.
  • Katachaetosoma Opitz 2014

The name Chaetosoma was published twice prior to 1851, but these older uses have been declared unavailable under the ICZN.[5]

Species

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These two species belong to the genus Chaetosoma:

References

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  1. ^ Westwood, J.O. 1851: Descriptions of three new genera of exotic Coleoptera. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (n.s.), 1: 167–172, plate XIII
  2. ^ "Chaetosoma". Biota of New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ "Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  4. ^ Gimmel, Matthew L.; Bocakova, Milada; Gunter, Nicole L.; Leschen, Richard A.B. (2019). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the Cleroidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia)". Systematic Entomology. 44 (3). doi:10.1111/syen.12338.
  5. ^ ICZN (2011) OPINION 2287 (Case 3513) Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851, Apodasya Pascoe, 1863 and CHAETOSOMATIDAE Crowson, 1952 (Insecta, Coleoptera): usage conserved.
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