Calyptomerus

L. Redtenbacher, 1847

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Calyptomerus is a of minute beetles in the Clambidae, established by Redtenbacher in 1847. The genus contains at least three described : C. alpestris, C. dubius, and C. oblongulus. These beetles belong to the Calyptomerinae within the small family Clambidae, which is placed in the infraorder Clambiformia. Records indicate presence in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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How to pronounce Calyptomerus: //kəˌlɪptəˈmɛrəs//

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Distribution

Denmark, Norway, Sweden (based on GBIF distribution records). The has also been recorded through iNaturalist observations.

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Taxonomic placement

Calyptomerus is the type of the Calyptomerinae within Clambidae. The Clambidae is a small group of beetles in the infraorder Clambiformia, which was established based on molecular phylogenetic studies.

Species included

The three described are: Calyptomerus alpestris Redtenbacher, 1847; Calyptomerus dubius (Marsham, 1802); and Calyptomerus oblongulus Mannerheim, 1853.

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