''Chaetosoma'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s in the family

Chaetosomatidae Chaetosomatidae is a small family of beetles, in the superfamily Cleroidea Cleroidea is a small Taxonomic rank, superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly so ...

. There are at least two described species in ''Chaetosoma'', found in

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

ICZN The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the ICZN Code, for its formal author, t ...

.ICZN (2011) OPINION 2287 (Case 3513) ''Chaetosoma'' Westwood, 1851, ''Apodasya'' Pascoe, 1863 and CHAETOSOMATIDAE Crowson, 1952 (Insecta, Coleoptera): usage conserved.

Species

These two species belong to the genus ''Chaetosoma'': * ''

Chaetosoma colossa ''Chaetosoma colossa'' is a species of beetle in the family Chaetosomatidae, found in New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the ...

'' Opitz, 2010 * ''

Chaetosoma scaritides ''Chaetosoma scaritides'' is a species of beetles in the family Chaetosomatidae Chaetosomatidae is a small family of beetles, in the superfamily Cleroidea Cleroidea is a small Taxonomic rank, superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 s ...

'' Westwood, 1851 Chaetosoma scaritides - inat 177093027.jpg, ''Chaetosoma scaritides'' Chaetosoma colossa - inat 251115484.jpg, 'Chaetosoma colossa''

References

External links

* * Cleroidea genera Chaetosomatidae {{Cleroidea-stub