Rushia

Rushia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Tenebrionoidea
Family:	Melandryidae
Genus:	Rushia Forel, 1893

Rushia is a genus of false darkling beetles in the family Melandryidae. There are at least three described species. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

These species belong to the genus Rushia:

• Rushia californica (Fall, 1907)
• Rushia longula LeConte, 1862 (note, not in Lobl & Smetana, 2013 despite listing as type species)
• Rushia parreyssii (Mulsant, 1856)

References

1. "Rushia Forel, 1893". GBIF. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
2. "Rushia genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2025-07-14.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26090-0.