Sosylus

Sosylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Bothrideridae
Genus:	Sosylus Erichson, 1845

Sosylus is a genus of dry bark beetles in the family Bothrideridae. There are about eight described species in Sosylus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Sosylus:

• Sosylus castaneus Pascoe, 1863
• Sosylus chapini Hinton
• Sosylus costatus LeConte, 1863
• Sosylus dentiger Horn, 1878
• Sosylus extensus Casey, 1897
• Sosylus latisnus Hinton
• Sosylus nevermanni Hinton
• Sosylus striolatus (Grouvelle, 1914)

References

1. "Sosylus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Sosylus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Sosylus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

• Casey, T. L. (1897). "Coleopterological notices, VII". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 9 (1): 285–683. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1896.tb55435.x.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.