Byturus is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are five described species in Byturus.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Byturidae |
| Genus: | Byturus Latreille, 1796 |
Species edit
- Byturus affinis Reitter, 1874
- Byturus ochraceus (Scriba, 1791)
- Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)
- Byturus unicolor Say, 1823 (raspberry fruitworm)
- Byturus wittmeri Sen Gupta
References edit
- ^ C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, with Descriptions of Two New Genera and Three New Species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 48: 60-78
Further reading edit
- Springer, Charles A.; Goodrich, Michael A. (1991). "Family: Byturidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links edit
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