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Genus Litostilbus

Litostilbus tristriatus (Casey) - Litostilbus tristriatus
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)
Genus Litostilbus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pseudolitochrus Liubarsky 1993
Explanation of Names
Litostilbus Guillebeau 1894
Numbers
a single species in the New World, 4 spp. total(1)
Size
1.8–3.3 mm(2)
Range
Neotropical & Oriental(2)
Remarks
a member of Pseudolibrus-group (3 genera; Afrotropical, Oriental, circum-Caribbean)(2)
Works Cited
1.Distribution and synonymy in New World Litostilbus Guillebeau (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Phalacridae)
Gimmel M.L. 2023. Col. Bull. 77: 189‒193.
2.Genus-level revision of the family Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)
Gimmel M. 2013. Zootaxa 3605: 1–147.
Contributed by v belov on 21 December, 2011 - 7:55am
Last updated 26 January, 2024 - 9:40pm

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