Biology:Byturus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Byturus
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Byturidae
Genus: Byturus
Latreille, 1796

Byturus is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are five described species in Byturus.[1]

Species

  • Byturus affinis Reitter, 1874
  • Byturus ochraceus (Scriba, 1791)
  • Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)
  • Byturus unicolor Say, 1823 (raspberry fruitworm)
  • Byturus wittmeri Sen Gupta

References

  1. C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, with Descriptions of Two New Genera and Three New Species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 48: 60-78

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2929210 entry