Biology:Tanarthrus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Tanarthrus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Anthicidae
Subfamily: Anthicinae
Genus: Tanarthrus
LeConte, 1851
Subgenera
  • Tanarthrus (Tanarthropsis) Casey, 1895
  • Tanarthrus (Tanarthrus) LeConte, 1851

Tanarthrus is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are about 15 described species in Tanarthrus.[1][2][3]

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Tanarthrus:

  • Tanarthrus alutaceus (LeConte, 1852)
  • Tanarthrus andrewsi Chandler, 1984
  • Tanarthrus brevipennis Casey, 1895
  • Tanarthrus cochisus Chandler, 1975
  • Tanarthrus coruscus Chandler, 1975
  • Tanarthrus eximius Chandler, 1975
  • Tanarthrus inhabilis Chandler, 1975
  • Tanarthrus inyo Wickham, 1906
  • Tanarthrus iselini Chandler, 1975
  • Tanarthrus occidentalis Chandler, 1979
  • Tanarthrus quitobaquito Chandler, 1975
  • Tanarthrus salicola LeConte, 1875
  • Tanarthrus salinus LeConte, 1851
  • Tanarthrus tartarus Chandler, 1975
  • Tanarthrus vafer Chandler, 1975


References

Further reading

  • Chandler, Donald S. (1975). "A revision of Tanarthrus LeConte with a presentation of its Mid-Cenozoic speciation (Coleoptera: Anthicidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 101 (2): 319–354. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0. 

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