Macropogon
| Macropogon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Artematopodidae |
| Genus: | Macropogon Motschulsky, 1845 |
Macropogon is a genus of soft-bodied plant beetles in the family Artematopodidae.[1] The genus was first described in 1845 by Russian entomologist, Victor Motschulsky,[1][2] where he gives the type species as M. sibiricum "found in the Daouerie Alps".[2] There are at least three described species in Macropogon. [3][4][5] while BioLib lists an additional four.[6]
Species
[edit]These three species belong to the genus Macropogon:
- Macropogon piceus LeConte, 1861
- Macropogon sequoiae Hopping, 1936
- Macropogon testaceipennis Motschulsky, 1859
In addition to these, BioLib lists a further four species:[6]
- Macropogon dongatua Pic, 1927
- Macropogon niger (Melsheimer, 1846)
- Macropogon pubescens Motschschulsky
- Macropogon sibiricus Motschulsky
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Macropogon Motschulsky, 1845 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ^ a b Victor Motschulsky (1845). "Remarques sur la collection de Coléoptères Russes de Victor de Motschulsky". Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou (in French). 18 (1): 3-127 [38]. ISSN 0007-7682. Wikidata Q136554285. BHL page 44164913
- ^ "Macropogon Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Macropogon". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Macropogon genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b "BioLib: Macropogon Motschulsky, 1845". biolib/cz. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
Further reading
[edit]- Hopping, Ralph (1936). "A revision of the genus Macropogon Motsch". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 12 (1): 45–48. ISSN 0031-0603.
- Lawrence, John F. (2005). "Brevipogon, a New Genus of North American Artematopodidae (Coleoptera), with a Key to World Genera". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 59 (2): 223–236. doi:10.1649/749. JSTOR 4010044. S2CID 85434189.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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