Dipropus

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***Dipropus*** er en slekt av biller som hører til familien smellere (Elateridae).

## Utseende
Middelsstore (gjerne ca. 10 millimeter), slanke, blanke, brunlige smellere. Antennene er forholdsvis lange, over halve kroppslengden, noe sagtakkede. Pronotum er firkantet med litt uttrukne bakhjørner. Dekkvingene har tydelige punktstriper.

**Larvene** er sylindriske, glatte med en voksaktige overflate og spredte hår, gjerne rød- eller gulaktige. Hodet er noe flatt med fremoverstrakte kjever. Det bakerste leddet har vanligvis et par kraftige utvekster av varierende form. Beina er ganske korte.

## Levevis
Storsmellernes larver lever for det meste i morken, død ved. Hva de spiser kan variere – noen arter synes å være hovedsakelig planteetere, andre er rovdyr. Mange arter bruker flere år på larveutviklingen. De voksne billene flyr godt og treffes ofte flygende, på blomster eller i vegetasjonen.

## Utbredelse
Slekten er utbredt i varme områder av Amerika, nord til det østlige USA.

## Systematisk inndeling
 

* Ordenen biller, Coleoptera
** Underordenen Polyphaga
*** Overfamilien smellere, Elateroidea
**** Familien smellere, Elateridae
***** Underfamilien storsmellere, Elaterinae Leach, 1815
****** Stammen Ampedini Gistel, 1856
******* Understammen Dicrepidiina Candéze, 1859 
******** Slekten ***Dipropus*** Germar, 1839 
********* *[[Dipropus abdominalis]]* (Eschscholtz, 1829)
********* *[[Dipropus acutangulus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus aeneipennis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus aeneus]]* (Schwarz, 1904)
********* *[[Dipropus alopex]]* (Fabricius, 1801)
********* *[[Dipropus amitinus]]* (Schwarz, 1906)
********* *[[Dipropus anceps]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus angustatus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus angustipennis]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus antennatus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus approximatus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus asper]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus asper]]* (LeConte, 1878)
********* *[[Dipropus aterrimus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus atricornis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus atrocoeruleus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus auricomus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus badius]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus balteatus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus bicolor]]* (Schwarz, 1906)
********* *[[Dipropus bifasciatus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus bivittatus]]* (Schwarz, 1904)
********* *[[Dipropus brasilianus]]* (Germar, 1824)
********* *[[Dipropus brevicollis]]* (Steinheil, 1875)
********* *[[Dipropus brevis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus brunneus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus carinicornis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus chilensis]]* (Fleutiaux, 1910)
********* *[[Dipropus chiriquensis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus chloropterus]]* (Erichson, 1848)
********* *[[Dipropus collaris]]* (Candèze, 1878)
********* *[[Dipropus comosus]]* (Germar, 1839)
********* *[[Dipropus conicollis]]* (Eschscholtz, 1829)
********* *[[Dipropus crassiusculus]]* (Schwarz, 1906)
********* *[[Dipropus crocicollis]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus cruciatus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus curticollis]]* (Schwarz, 1906)
********* *[[Dipropus cyanopterus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus debilis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus decoratus]]* (Candèze, 1881)
********* *[[Dipropus deletus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus denticornis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus depressus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus ellipticus]]* (Schwarz, 1904)
********* *[[Dipropus elongatus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus erosus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus erythroderus]]* (Candèze, 1878)
********* *[[Dipropus faldermanni]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus fasciatus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus fatuellus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus ferreus]]* (LeConte, 1853)
********* *[[Dipropus ferrugatus]]* (Schwarz, 1906)
********* *[[Dipropus fulvicollis]]* (Schwarz, 1902)
********* *[[Dipropus fulvus]]* (Fleutiaux, 1920)
********* *[[Dipropus fuscescens]]* (Blanchard, 1837)
********* *[[Dipropus fuscicornis]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus fuscus]]* (LeConte, 1878)
********* *[[Dipropus granosus]]* (Fall, 1925)
********* *[[Dipropus griseipilis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus horripilosus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus ichthydius]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus inornatus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus lateralis]]* (Candèze, 1900)
********* *[[Dipropus laterus]]* (Schwarz, 1904)
********* *[[Dipropus latus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus limbatus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus magnicornis]]* (Blanchard, 1843)
********* *[[Dipropus marginatus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus marginellus]]* (Eschscholtz, 1829)
********* *[[Dipropus melas]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus metallicus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus nigricollis]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus nigricornis]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus nigritus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus nigriventris]]* (Schwarz, 1906)
********* *[[Dipropus nigrovittatus]]* (Schwarz, 1902)
********* *[[Dipropus nocturnus]]* (Steinheil, 1875)
********* *[[Dipropus obscurus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus pericu]]* Johnson, 2016
********* *[[Dipropus pexus]]* (Germar, 1824)
********* *[[Dipropus piceipennis]]* (Steinheil, 1877)
********* *[[Dipropus piceus]]* (Steinheil, 1875)
********* *[[Dipropus porosus]]* (Erichson, 1848)
********* *[[Dipropus posticus]]* (Candèze, 1893)
********* *[[Dipropus prasinopterus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus prominens]]* (Schwarz, 1896)
********* *[[Dipropus proximus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus punctatus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus puncticollis]]* (Fabricius, 1801)
********* *[[Dipropus quadraticollis]]* (Candèze, 1878)
********* *[[Dipropus reinae]]* Johnson, 2016
********* *[[Dipropus resplendens]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus rubiginosus]]* (Schwarz, 1906)
********* *[[Dipropus ruficollis]]* (Blanchard, 1843)
********* *[[Dipropus rufipennis]]* (Candèze, 1900)
********* *[[Dipropus rufiventris]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus rufolimbatus]]* (Steinheil, 1875)
********* *[[Dipropus rufulus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus rufus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus schwarzi]]* (Becker, 1961)
********* *[[Dipropus scutellaris]]* (Steinheil, 1875)
********* *[[Dipropus semipunctatus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus separatus]]* (Fleutiaux, 1911)
********* *[[Dipropus serrula]]* (Candèze, 1893)
********* *[[Dipropus simplex]]* (LeConte, 1853)
********* *[[Dipropus soleatus]]* (Say, 1834)
********* *[[Dipropus sonora]]* Johnson, 2016
********* *[[Dipropus striatus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus subparallelus]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus subsericeus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus sulcicollis]]* (Schwarz, 1902)
********* *[[Dipropus sus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus testaceus]]* (Schwarz, 1904)
********* *[[Dipropus thoracicus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus triangulicollis]]* (Motschulsky, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus tuspanus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus unicolor]]* (Blanchard, 1843)
********* *[[Dipropus venustulus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus vetulus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus vicinus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus virens]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus viridipennis]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus viridis]]* (Champion, 1895)
********* *[[Dipropus vittatus]]* (Steinheil, 1877)
********* *[[Dipropus vulneratus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus vulpes]]* (Steinheil, 1875)
********* *[[Dipropus vulpinus]]* (Candèze, 1859)
********* *[[Dipropus warneri]]* Johnson, 2016
********* *[[Dipropus yaqui]]* Johnson, 2016
********* *[[Dipropus yucatecus]]* (Champion, 1895)

## Referanser


## Eksterne lenker
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