''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. There are at least two described species in ''Chaetosoma'', found in
New Zealand
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.
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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'' Opitz, 2010
* '' Chaetosoma scaritides'' Westwood, 1851
Chaetosoma scaritides - inat 177093027.jpg, ''Chaetosoma scaritides''
Chaetosoma colossa - inat 251115484.jpg, 'Chaetosoma colossa''
References
External links
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Cleroidea genera
Chaetosomatidae
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