Brachypterolus Grouvelle, 1913

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Genus Brachypterolus Grouvelle, 1913

Type species: Catheretes gravidus Illiger, 1798 (= Brachypterolus pulicarius ( Linnaeus, 1758)) , subsequent designation by JELÍNEK & STEELE (1966).

Diagnosis. Body oval, strongly convex, dorsal and ventral disc densely covered with long whitish setae. Antennae with distinct 3-segmented club. Pronotum transverse, lateral margins rounded; disc with punctures larger than eye facet; posterior angles distinctly angulate, more or less projecting posteriorly; basal margin strongly sinuate before posterior angles. Male abdominal tergite VIII externally visible. Tarsal claws strongly dentate at base. Ovipositor without styli.

Bionomics. Larval stages occur on flowers of Antirrinum and Linaria (Scrophulariaceae) ( JELÍNEK & CLINE 2010).

Distribution. Eleven species are included in the genus, all of them from the Palaearctic region, and one Holarctic ( PARSONS 1943, JELÍNEK & CLINE 2010).