Biology:Sosylus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Sosylus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Bothrideridae
Genus: Sosylus
Erichson, 1845

Sosylus is a genus of dry bark beetles in the family Bothrideridae. There are about eight described species in Sosylus.[1][2][3]

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Sosylus:

  • Sosylus castaneus Pascoe, 1863
  • Sosylus chapini Hinton
  • Sosylus costatus LeConte, 1863
  • Sosylus dentiger Horn, 1878
  • Sosylus extensus Casey, 1897
  • Sosylus latisnus Hinton
  • Sosylus nevermanni Hinton
  • Sosylus striolatus (Grouvelle, 1914)

References

Further reading

  • Casey, T. L. (1897). "Coleopterological notices, VII". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 9 (1): 285–683. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1896.tb55435.x. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

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