Microprius

Fairmaire, 1868

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Microprius is a of cylindrical bark beetles in the Zopheridae. The genus was established by Fairmaire in 1868. It contains at least four described distributed across eastern and southeastern Asia, North America, and Europe. These beetles belong to a group commonly known as ironclad beetles or cylindrical bark beetles, recognized for their hardened, often sculptured .

Microprius rufulus (Motschulsky 1863) (29880974343) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Microprius: /maɪˈkɹoʊpɹiːəs/

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Distribution

Eastern and southeastern Asia, North America, and Europe.

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Species included

Microprius demissus (Pascoe, 1863), Microprius terrenus Fairmaire, 1868, Microprius opacus (Sharp, 1885), and Microprius rufulus (Motschulsky, 1863).

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