Biology:Derodontus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Derodontus
Tooth-necked Fungus Beetle - Flickr - treegrow.jpg
Derodontus esotericus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Derodontidae
Genus: Derodontus
LeConte, 1861
Synonyms[1]
  • Mycetomychus Frivaldszky, 1865

Derodontus is a genus of tooth-necked fungus beetles in the family Derodontidae. There are about eleven described species in Derodontus.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These eleven species belong to the genus Derodontus:

References

Further reading

  • Lawrence, John F.; Hlavac, T. F. (1979). "Review of the Derodontidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga) with new species from North America and Chile". The Coleopterists Bulletin 33 (4): 369–414. 
  • Lawrence, J. F. (1989). "Family: Derodontidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. https://naldc-legacy.nal.usda.gov/naldc/download.xhtml?id=CAT89918867&content=PDF. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14940715 entry