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Campsosternus
Sign in to saveCampsosternus is a genus of click beetles in the subfamily Dendrometrinae. The genus is extant but there is at least one described species from the Eocene of the Czech Republic.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 62
- With media
- 51
- Family
- Elateridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MNHN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description of some species
- See also
- References
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Campsosternus is a genus of click beetles in the subfamily Dendrometrinae. The genus is extant but there is at least one described species from the Eocene of the Czech Republic.
== Description of some species == There are many species, including: Campsosternus auratus †Campsosternus atavus - a fossil species found in an Eocene lacustrine small diatomite in Kutschlin near Bilin, in the Czech Republic Campsosternus dohrni Campsosternus gemma - the Rainbow sheath click beetle (彩虹叩頭蟲 in Chinese), a protected species in Taiwan Campsosternus hopei Campsosternus rutilans Campsosternus stephensi Campsosternus templetoni - name is a tribute to Robert Templeton (1802–1892), a naturalist, artist and entomologist
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