Listrus
Listrus is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles in the tribe Listrini.[1][2] These beetles are pollinators and often found in flowers during spring and summer.[3]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Melyridae |
Genus: | Listrus Motschulsky, 1859 |
Description
Adult Listrus are around 3 mm in body length. They are cylindrical, often gray, and sometimes have a pattern of spots on their elytra.[3]
Taxonomy
Listrus includes the following species:
- Listrus gentry[2]
- Listrus cephalicus[2]
- Listrus canescens[2]
- Listrus caseyi[2]
- Listrus balteellus[2]
- Listrus glabratus (Hatch, 1962)[4][2]
- Listrus medicatus (Blaisdell, 1927)[2][4]
- Listrus robustus (Blaisdell, 1937)[2][4]
- Listrus amplicollis[2]
- Listrus bifasciatus[2]
- Listrus angulatus[2]
- Listrus anacapensis[2]
- Listrus quadricollis (Hatch, 1962)[2][4]
- Listrus annulatus[2]
- Listrus plenus (Casey, 1895)[2][4]
- Listrus senilis (LeConte, 1852)[2][4]
- Listrus confusus (Casey, 1895)[2][4]
- Listrus interruptus[2]
- Listrus olympianus (Blaisdell, 1921)[2][4]
- Listrus provincialis (Blaisdell, 1921)[2][4]
- Listrus lanei[5]
References
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Lawrence, John; Lyal, Christopher; Newton, Alfred; Reid, Chris; Schmitt, Michael; Slipinski, Adam; Smith, Andrew (2011-04-04). "Family-Group Names In Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys. 88: 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- "Genus Listrus". iNaturalist. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780520288744.
- "Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition". data.canadensys.net. doi:10.5886/998dbs2a. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "International Barcode of Life project (iBOL) Barcode Index Numbers (BINs)". International Barcode of Life project (iBOL). doi:10.15468/wvfqoi. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via GBIF.org.
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