Dasytes
| Dasytes | |
|---|---|
| |
| D. plumbeus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Subfamily: | Dasytinae |
| Genus: | Dasytes Paykull, 1799 |
Dasytes is a genus of beetles in the family Melyridae.
D. plumbeus is a very common beetle on flowers in Germany, where it feeds on pollen. It is about 3 to 5 mm long.
European species[]
D. aeratus on Pyrola minor
D. caeruleus
References[]
- Fauna Europaea: Dasytes (Retrieved on 2009-06-08)
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