Genus Acanthinus

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Print References · Works Cited

Ant mimic beetle - Acanthinus argentinus

Pale-banded Anthicid - Acanthinus clavicornis

Spin-necked Anthicid - Acanthinus spinicollis

Acanthinus exilis (LaFerté-Sénectère) - Acanthinus exilis

outrageous Acanthinus - Acanthinus scitulus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Tenebrionoidea (Fungus, Bark, Darkling and Blister Beetles)

Family Anthicidae (Antlike Flower Beetles)

Subfamily Anthicinae

Genus Acanthinus

Numbers

Seven North American spp. (1)

Identification

Revision and key: Werner (1966-1970).

Print References

Olson, C.A. 1994. Floyd Gerald Werner 1921-1992. Psyche 101: 1-12. Full text

Werner, F.G. 1966. A Revision of Acanthinus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), III. The spinicollis-Group. Ann. Ent. Soc. America 59(6): 1267-1276.

Werner, F.G. 1967. A Revision of Acanthinus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), IV. Ann. Ent. Soc. America 60(1): 255-273.

Werner, F.G. 1967. A Revision of Acanthinus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), VI. Ann. Ent. Soc. America 60(6): 1217-1234.

Werner, F.G. 1970. A Revision of Acanthinus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae), VII. Ann. Ent. Soc. America 63(1): 111-128.

Werner, F.G., 1970. A Revision of Acanthinus IX. The leporinus, scitulus, cuyabanus, myrmecops-Groups. Ann. Ent. Soc. America 63(3): 718-731.

Werner, F.G. 1970. A Revision of Acanthinus X. albicinctus-Group and Conclusion. Ann. Ent. Soc. America 63(3): 859-876.

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 3 July, 2006 - 10:47pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 17 May, 2009 - 1:39pm

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