Clanoptilus elegans

Clanoptilus elegans is a species of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae, the soft-winged flower beetles. It is found in Europe.

Clanoptilus elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Infraorder:
Cucujiformia
Superfamily:
Cleroidea
Family:
Melyridae
Genus:
Clanoptilus
Subgenus:
Clanoptilus
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Clanoptilus elegans
(Olivier, 1790)[1]
Subspecies
  • Clanoptilus elegans var. haemorroidalis Abeille de Perrin
  • Clanoptilus elegans var. purpureonotatus Pic
Synonyms
  • Clanoptilus (Clanoptilus) elegans (Olivier 1790)
  • Malachius elegans Olivier, 1790

References
  1. GA Olivier - Encyclopédie méthodique, histoire naturelle, insectes, 1790
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