Genus Orthoperus Stephens, 1829

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Orthoperus Stephens, J.F. 1829. Illustrations of British Entomology; or a synopsis of indigenous insects containing their generic and specific distinctions...... Mandibulata. London : Baldwin & Cradock Vol. 2 113-200 pls 13-15. [186].
Type species:
Dermestes punctum Marsham, 1802 by subsequent designation, see Westwood, J.O. 1838. Synopsis of the genera of British insects. (1838–1840). pp. 1-48 in Westwood, J.O. (ed.). An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects. London : Longman 158 pp. [pp. 1-48 (1838), 49-80 (1839), 81-158 (1840)] [11].
Pithophilus Heer, O. 1841 [1838-1841]. Fauna Coleopterorum Helvetica. Turici : Orelii, Fuesslini et Sociorum Vol. I 12 + 652 pp. (pp. 361-652 (1841)). [433].
Type species:
Pithophilus atomarius Heer, 1841 by monotypy.
Microsphaera Redtenbacher, L. 1845. Die Gattungen der deutschen Käfer-Fauna. Wien : C. Ueberreuter [13] + 177 + [1]., 2 pls. [122].
Type species:
Microsphaera corticalis Redtenbacher, 1845 by monotypy.

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