Macropogon

Macropogon
Scientific classification
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. The genus was first described in 1845 by Russian entomologist, Victor Motschulsky, where he gives the type species as M. sibiricum "found in the Daouerie Alps". There are at least three described species in Macropogon. while BioLib lists an additional four.

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