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Genus Xanthocomus

Representative Images

Xanthocomus rutilans (Casey) - Xanthocomus rutilans Phalacridae, dorsal - Xanthocomus attenuatus Phalacridae, view towards head - Xanthocomus attenuatus Phalacridae, ventral - Xanthocomus attenuatus Phalacridae, ventral+contrast - Xanthocomus attenuatus Phalacridae - Xanthocomus attenuatus - male Stilbus - Xanthocomus attenuatus Phalacrid - Xanthocomus? - Xanthocomus rutilans

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Cucujid series)
Family Phalacridae (Shining Flower Beetles)
No Taxon (Stilbus-group)
Genus Xanthocomus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Leptostilbus Casey 1916

Explanation of Names

Xanthocomus Guillebeau 1893

Numbers

2 spp. in our area(1), 11 total(2)

Size

small to large, 1.6–3.4 mm(2)

Range

n. US to Argentina; West Indies; in our area, X. concinnus (Casey 1916) e. us (MA-WI-KS to FL-TX), X. rutilans (Casey 1916) so. FL & southernmost TX(1)

Works Cited

1.Review of the species described in Leptostilbus Casey in North America (Coleoptera: Phalacridae: Xanthocomus Guillebeau)
Gimmel M.L. 2011. Insecta Mundi 188: 1‒8.
2.Genus-level revision of the family Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)
Gimmel M. 2013. Zootaxa 3605: 1–147.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 4 November, 2011 - 2:30pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 23 December, 2013 - 6:09pm

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