''Metoecus'' is a genus of
wedge-shaped beetle
Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan family of some 450 described species of Beetle, beetles sometimes Common name, called "wedge-shaped beetles". Ripiphoridae are unusual among beetle families in that many species are ...
s in the family
Ripiphoridae
Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan family of some 450 described species of beetles sometimes called "wedge-shaped beetles". Ripiphoridae are unusual among beetle families in that many species are hypermetamorphic p ...
. There are at least five described species in ''Metoecus''.
Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Metoecus'':
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Metoecus javanus''
(Pic, 1913)
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Metoecus morawitzi''
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Metoecus paradoxus
''Metoecus paradoxus'', also known as the wasp nest beetle and eyelash bug, is a species of ''Metoecus'' in the family Ripiphoridae.
Description
''M. paradoxus'' measures approximately 10 mm in length. It has a dark head and body and paler, ...
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(Linnaeus, 1761)
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Metoecus satanus''
(Schilder, 1924)
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Metoecus vespae''
(Kôno, 1927)
References
Ripiphoridae
Tenebrionoidea genera
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