Propalticidae
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Propalticidae is a family of beetle
s, in the suborder Polyphaga
. It contains two genera (Propalticus and Slipinskogenia) with the following species:
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s, in the suborder Polyphaga
Polyphaga
Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles; the name is derived from two two Greek words: poly-, meaning 'many', and phagein, meaning 'to eat', so the suborder is called the “eaters of many things”...
. It contains two genera (Propalticus and Slipinskogenia) with the following species:
- Genus Propalticus Sharp, 1879
- Propalticus acupinctus (John, 1939)
- Propalticus africanus (John, 1956)
- Propalticus bryanti John, 1960
- Propalticus crassiceps John, 1960
- Propalticus cuneiformis John, 1960
- Propalticus decoomani John, 1960
- Propalticus discogenioides John, 1960
- Propalticus doddi John, 1960
- Propalticus dybasi John, 1960
- Propalticus indicus Sen Gupta, 1978
- Propalticus inflatus (John, 1943)
- Propalticus insularis John, 1960
- Propalticus jansoni Sharp, 1882
- Propalticus japonicus Nakane, 1966
- Propalticus kiuchii Sasaji, 1971
- Propalticus madagascariensis John, 1960
- Propalticus mixtocomatus (John, 1939)
- Propalticus morimotoi Kamiya, 1964
- Propalticus oculatus Sharp, 1879
- Propalticus ryukyuensis Kamiya, 1964
- Propalticus saipanensis John, 1960
- Propalticus santhomeae John, 1960
- Propalticus sarawakensis John, 1960
- Propalticus scriptitatus John, 1960
- Propalticus sechellarum Scott, 1922
- Propalticus sierraleonis John, 1960
- Propalticus simplex Crowson & Sen Gupta, 1969
- Propalticus striatus John, 1960
- Propalticus tonkinensis John, 1960
- Propalticus ulimanganus John, 1960
- Propalticus virgatus (John, 1939)
- Propalticus wainganus John, 1969
- Genus Slipinskogenia
- Slipinskogenia bilineata (John, 1942)
- Slipinskogenia burgeoni (John, 1942)
- Slipinskogenia decemarticulata (John, 1960)
- Slipinskogenia disciformis (Kolbe, 1897)
- Slipinskogenia disposita (John, 1940)
- Slipinskogenia donisi (John, 1956)
- Slipinskogenia hargreavesi (John, 1960)
- Slipinskogenia latipenis (John, 1942)
- Slipinskogenia pulchripicta (John, 1942)
- Slipinskogenia schoutedeni (John, 1942)
- Slipinskogenia trilineata (John, 1940)