Biology:Listrus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Listrus
Listrus senilis.jpg
Listrus senilis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Melyridae
Genus: Listrus
Motschulsky, 1859

Listrus is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles in the tribe Listrini.[1][2] These beetles are pollinators and often found in flowers during spring and summer.[3]

Description

Adult Listrus are around 3 mm in body length. They are cylindrical, often gray, and sometimes have a pattern of spots on their elytra.[3]

Taxonomy

Listrus includes the following species:

  • Listrus gentry[2]
  • Listrus cephalicus[2]
  • Listrus canescens[2]
  • Listrus caseyi[2]
  • Listrus balteellus[2]
  • Listrus glabratus (Hatch, 1962)[4][2]
  • Listrus medicatus (Blaisdell, 1927)[2][4]
  • Listrus robustus (Blaisdell, 1937)[2][4]
  • Listrus amplicollis[2]
  • Listrus bifasciatus[2]
  • Listrus angulatus[2]
  • Listrus anacapensis[2]
  • Listrus quadricollis (Hatch, 1962)[2][4]
  • Listrus annulatus[2]
  • Listrus plenus (Casey, 1895)[2][4]
  • Listrus senilis (LeConte, 1852)[2][4]
  • Listrus confusus (Casey, 1895)[2][4]
  • Listrus interruptus[2]
  • Listrus olympianus (Blaisdell, 1921)[2][4]
  • Listrus provincialis (Blaisdell, 1921)[2][4]
  • Listrus lanei[5]

References

  1. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Lawrence, John; Lyal, Christopher; Newton, Alfred et al. (2011-04-04). "Family-Group Names In Coleoptera (Insecta)" (in en). ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 21594053. PMC 3088472. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/4001/. 
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 "Genus Listrus" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/210555-Listrus. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 236. ISBN 9780520288744. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition.. doi:10.5886/998dbs2a. http://data.canadensys.net/ipt/resource.do?r=coleoptera-ca-ak. Retrieved 2023-03-28. 
  5. Rdmpage (2023). "International Barcode of Life project (iBOL) Barcode Index Numbers (BINs)". International Barcode of Life Project (IBOL). doi:10.15468/wvfqoi. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/4cec8fef-f129-4966-89b7-4f8439aba058. Retrieved March 28, 2023. 

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