''Laius'' is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles belonging to the family
Melyridae
Melyridae (common name: soft-winged flower beetles) are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea.
Description
Most are elongate-oval, soft-bodied beetles 10 mm long or less. Many are brightly patterned in black and brown, yellow, ...
, subfamily
Malachiinae
Malachiinae is a subfamily of beetles of the family Melyridae and having a global distribution.
Description
Malachiinae have peculiar orange structures along the sides of the abdomen, which may be everted and saclike or withdrawn into the body ...
.
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
In Greek mythology, King Laius ( ) or Laios () of Thebes was a key personage in the Theban founding myth.
Family
Laius was the son of Labdacus. He was the father, by Jocasta, of Oedipus, who killed him.
Mythology
Abduction of Chrysippu ...
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Gahan, 1900
* ''
Laius triangulatus''
Wittmer, 1954
References
Melyridae
Cleroidea genera
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