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Metoecus
Metoecus paradoxus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Ripiphoridae
Subfamily:	Ripiphorinae
Tribe:	Macrosiagonini
Genus:	Metoecus Dejean, 1834
Synonyms
Ripidastes Gistl, 1848 Cyttaroecus Schilder, 1923

Metoecus is a genus of wedge-shaped beetles in the family Ripiphoridae. There are at least five described species in Metoecus.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Metoecus:

• Metoecus javanus (Pic, 1913)
• Metoecus morawitzi
• Metoecus paradoxus (Linnaeus, 1761)
• Metoecus satanus (Schilder, 1924)
• Metoecus vespae (Kôno, 1927)

References

1. "Metoecus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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