Biology:Physemus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Physemus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Limnichidae
Subfamily: Limnichinae
Genus: Physemus
LeConte, 1854
Synonyms[1]
  • Ditaphrus Casey, 1886

Physemus is a genus of minute marsh beetles in the family Limnichidae. There are currently six described species.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Physemus:

  • Physemus excavatus Wooldridge, 1976 i c g
  • Physemus latifrons Wooldridge, 1984 i c g
  • Physemus levis Wooldridge, 1984 i c g
  • Physemus minutus Leconte, 1854 i c g b
  • Physemus mirus Wooldridge, 1984 i c g
  • Physemus punctatus Wooldridge, 1976 i c g

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

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. 2006. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14932668 entry