Biology:Litargus

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Litargus is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Litargus.[1][2][3]

Litargus sexpunctatus

Species

These 20 species belong to the genus Litargus:

  • Litargus antennatus Miyatake, 1957
  • Litargus arjanbasui Háva & Chakrovorty , 2025 [4]
  • 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

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. 

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