Plastocerus

Plastocerus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elateridae
Subfamily: Dendrometrinae
Tribe: Plastocerini
Genus: Plastocerus
Schaum, 1852
Synonyms
  • Ceroplastus Heyden, 1883
  • Pseudophyllocerus Reitter, 1896
  • Cladocerus Schwarz, 1902
  • Binhon Pic, 1922

Plastocerus is a genus of click beetles, the sole member of the tribe Plastocerini. While it has historically often been ranked as a family, the genus is now placed firmly within the family Elateridae.