Biology:Litargus
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Short description: Genus of beetles
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| Litargus balteatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Mycetophagidae |
| Genus: | Litargus Erichson, 1846 |
Litargus is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Litargus.[1][2][3]
Species
These 20 species belong to the genus Litargus:
- Litargus antennatus Miyatake, 1957
- Litargus asperulus Casey
- Litargus balteatus LeConte, 1856 (stored grain fungus beetle)
- Litargus coloratus Rosenhauer, 1856
- Litargus connexus (Geoffroy, 1785)
- Litargus didesmus (Say, 1826)
- Litargus grandis Schaeffer, 1910
- Litargus guadalupensis Grouvelle & Raffray, 1908
- Litargus infulatus LeConte, 1856
- Litargus lewisi Reitter, 1889
- Litargus longulus Casey
- Litargus nebulosus LeConte, 1856
- Litargus nitidus Brèthes
- Litargus pallens Casey
- Litargus pilosus Wollaston, 1857
- Litargus sexpunctatus (Say, 1826)
- Litargus sexsignatus Miyatake, 1957
- Litargus tetraspilotus LeConte, 1856
- Litargus transversus LeConte, 1856
- Litargus vestitus Sharp, 1879
References
- ↑ "Litargus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=187100. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Litargus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1045524. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Litargus genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/38234. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
- Parsons, Carl T. (1975). "Revision of Nearctic Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera)". The Coleopterists Bulletin 29 (2): 93–108.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q14927400 entry
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