Biology:Agyrtes

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Agyrtes
Agyrtes castaneus Jacobson.png
Agyrtes castaneus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Agyrtidae
Genus: Agyrtes
Froelich, 1799

Agyrtes is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least four described species in Agyrtes.[1][2][3]

Species

These four species belong to the genus Agyrtes:

  • Agyrtes bicolor Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
  • Agyrtes longulus (LeConte, 1859)
  • Agyrtes primoticus Scudder, 1900
  • Agyrtes similis Fall, 1937

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. 2015. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17046066 entry