Biology:Frostia (beetle)

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Frostia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cantharidae
Subfamily: Malthininae
Tribe: Malthodini
Genus: Frostia
Fender, 1951

Frostia is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are about five described species in Frostia.[1][2][3]

Species

These five species belong to the genus Frostia:

  • Frostia bidentata Fender, 1951 i g
  • Frostia impressa Fender, 1951 i g
  • Frostia laticollis (LeConte, 1866) i g b
  • Frostia malkini Fender, 1951 i g
  • Frostia reflexa (Fall, 1919) i g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References

Further reading

  • Pelletier, G.; Hébert, C. (2014). "The Cantharidae of Eastern Canada and Northeastern United States". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 25: 1–246. doi:10.3752/cjai.2014.25. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18581648 entry