Syzeton fasciatus is a species of ant-like leaf beetle in the family Aderidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Syzeton fasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Aderidae
Genus: Syzeton
Species:
S. fasciatus
Binomial name
Syzeton fasciatus
(Melsheimer, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Zonantes fasciatus (Melsheimer, 1846)
  • Xylophilus fasciatus Melsheimer, 1846
  • Zonantes tricuspis Casey, 1895

This species was formerly a member of the genus Zonantes. The species of that genus were transferred to the genus Syzeton as a result of research published in 2022.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Zonantes fasciatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Zonantes fasciatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Gompel, Nicolas (2022). "The genus Syzeton Blackburn, 1891 (Coleoptera, Aderidae) in the United States of America". Zootaxa. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5162.3.3.