Biology:Throscinus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Throscinus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Limnichidae
Genus: Throscinus
LeConte, 1874

Throscinus is a genus of minute marsh-loving beetles in the family Limnichidae. There are about eight described species in Throscinus.[1][2][3]

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Throscinus:

  • Throscinus aethiops Darlington, 1936
  • Throscinus crotchi LeConte, 1874
  • Throscinus politus Casey, 1889
  • Throscinus punctatus Wooldridge, 1981
  • Throscinus schwarzi Schaeffer, 1904
  • Throscinus schwarzii Schaeffer, 1904
  • Throscinus simplex Wooldridge, 1981
  • Throscinus spangleri Wooldridge, 1981

References

Further reading

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

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