Listrus

Listrus
Listrus senilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Melyridae
Subfamily:	Dasytinae
Genus:	Listrus Motschulsky, 1859

Listrus is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles in the tribe Listrini. ^{[1] [2]} These beetles are pollinators and often found in flowers during spring and summer. ^[3]

Description

Adult Listrus are around 3 mm in body length. They are cylindrical, often gray, and sometimes have a pattern of spots on their elytra. ^[3]

Taxonomy

Listrus includes the following species:

• Listrus gentry ^[2]
• Listrus cephalicus ^[2]
• Listrus canescens ^[2]
• Listrus caseyi ^[2]
• Listrus balteellus ^[2]
• Listrus glabratus (Hatch, 1962) ^{[4] [2]}
• Listrus medicatus (Blaisdell, 1927) ^{[2] [4]}
• Listrus robustus (Blaisdell, 1937) ^{[2] [4]}
• Listrus amplicollis ^[2]
• Listrus bifasciatus ^[2]
• Listrus angulatus ^[2]
• Listrus anacapensis ^[2]
• Listrus quadricollis (Hatch, 1962) ^{[2] [4]}
• Listrus annulatus ^[2]
• Listrus plenus (Casey, 1895) ^{[2] [4]}
• Listrus senilis (LeConte, 1852) ^{[2] [4]}
• Listrus confusus (Casey, 1895) ^{[2] [4]}
• Listrus interruptus ^[2]
• Listrus olympianus (Blaisdell, 1921) ^{[2] [4]}
• Listrus provincialis (Blaisdell, 1921) ^{[2] [4]}
• Listrus lanei ^[5]

References

1. Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Lawrence, John; Lyal, Christopher; Newton, Alfred; Reid, Chris; Schmitt, Michael; Slipinski, Adam; Smith, Andrew (2011-04-04). "Family-Group Names In Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   3088472 . PMID   21594053.
2. "Genus Listrus". iNaturalist. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
3. Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 236. ISBN   9780520288744.
4. "Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition". data.canadensys.net. doi:10.5886/998dbs2a . Retrieved 2023-03-28.
5. Rdmpage (2023). "International Barcode of Life project (iBOL) Barcode Index Numbers (BINs)". International Barcode of Life Project. doi:10.15468/wvfqoi . Retrieved March 28, 2023– via GBIF.org.