Plastocerus

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Plastocerus is a genus of click beetles, the sole member of the tribe Plastocerini. While it has historically often been ranked as a family,[1] the genus is now placed firmly within the family Elateridae.[2][3][4][5][6]

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Plastocerus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Dendrometrinae
Tribe: Plastocerini
Genus: Plastocerus
Schaum, 1852
Synonyms
  • Ceroplastus Heyden, 1883
  • Pseudophyllocerus Reitter, 1896
  • Cladocerus Schwarz, 1902
  • Binhon Pic, 1922
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Species

  • Plastocerus angulosus (Germar, 1844)
  • Plastocerus thoracicus Fleutiaux, 1918

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