Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Coleoptera > Suborder Polyphaga > Infraorder Cucujiformia > Superfamily Tenebrionoidea > Family Ripiphoridae > Subfamily Ripiphorinae > Tribe Macrosiagonini > Genus Metoecus

Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Mordella Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Metoecus*	Dejean, 1834	accepted genus name
*Cyttaroecus*	Schilder, 1923	generic synonym
*Ripidastes*	Gistl, 1848	generic synonym
*Ripiphorus*	Fabricius, 1792	generic synonym

Species group names

*Mordella paradoxus*	Linnaeus, 1761	objective synonym
*Metoecus abdominalis*	Gradl, 1882	subjective synonym
*Metoecus affinis*	Fischer von Waldheim, 1832	subjective synonym
*Metoecus apicalis*	Gradl, 1882	subjective synonym
*Metoecus atripennis*	Pic, 1916	subjective synonym
*Metoecus flavoniger*	Gradl, 1882	subjective synonym
*Metoecus gradli*	Schilsky, 1901	subjective synonym
*Metoecus luteonotatus*	Pic, 1916	subjective synonym
*Metoecus macularis*	Gradl, 1882	subjective synonym
*Metoecus multinotatus*	Pic, 1916	subjective synonym
*Metoecus nigrescens*	Gradl, 1882	subjective synonym
*Metoecus nigriventris*	Gradl, 1882	subjective synonym
*Metoecus nigrolineatus*	Pic, 1916	subjective synonym
*Metoecus notiventris*	Gradl, 1882	subjective synonym
*Metoecus semiflavus*	Gradl, 1882	subjective synonym
*Metoecus theresae*	Pic, 1916	subjective synonym
*Metoecus trinotatus*	Pic, 1916	subjective synonym
*Metoecus viturati*	Pic, 1916	subjective synonym
*Mordella erythrogaster*	Froel, 1792	subjective synonym
*Ripiphorus angulatus*	Panzer, 1805	subjective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Danish: Hvepsesnyltebille sources: danish PESI focal point

Dutch: Waaierkever

Genbank

External Links

GBIF

Citation

& Bologna, M.A. Turco, Federica. Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1761). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=191805