Biology:Minthea

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Minthea
Minthea obsita.jpg
Minthea obsita
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Bostrichidae
Subfamily: Lyctinae
Tribe: Lyctini
Genus: Minthea
Pascoe, 1863

Minthea is a genus of tropical powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about eight described species in Minthea.[1][2][3][4]

Minthea rugicollis

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Minthea:

  • Minthea acanthacollis (Carter & Zeck, 1937)
  • Minthea apicata Lesne, 1935
  • Minthea bivestita Lesne, 1937
  • Minthea humericosta Lesne, 1936
  • Minthea obsita (Wollaston, 1867)
  • Minthea reticulata Lesne, 1931
  • Minthea rugicollis (Walker, 1858) (hairy powderpost beetle)
  • Minthea squamigera Pascoe, 1866

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4044335 entry