Syzeton

Syzeton
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Aderidae
Tribe:	Euglenesini
Genus:	Syzeton Blackburn, 1891
Type species
Syzeton laetus [1] Blackburn, 1891
Synonyms [2]
Hylophilus Zonantes Casey, 1895 [3]

Syzeton is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are more than 10 described species in Syzeton. ^{[4] [5]}

The species of Syzeton were formerly members of the genus Zonantes. In 2022, research was published moving the species to the genus Syzeton. ^[6]

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Zonantes:

• Syzeton arizonae Gompel, 2022
• Syzeton ater (LeConte, 1875)
• Syzeton belovi Gompel, 2022
• Syzeton fasciatus (Melsheimer, 1846)
• Syzeton floridanus (Werner, 1990)
• Syzeton gruberi Gompel, 2022
• Syzeton hubbardi (Casey, 1895)
• Syzeton nubifer (LeConte, 1878)
• Syzeton ouachitanus (Werner, 1990)
• Syzeton pallidus (Werner, 1990)
• Syzeton signatus (Haldeman, 1848)
• Syzeton subfasciatus (LeConte, 1875)

References

1. Nardi, G. (2007). "Nomenclatorial and faunistic notes on some world Aderidae (Coleoptera)". Zootaxa. 1481: 21–34. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1481.1.2.
2. Werner, Floyd G. (1990). "Revision of the Aderidae of Eastern North America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 98 (2): 218–228. JSTOR   25009833.
3. Casey, Thos. L. (1895). "Coleopterological Notices, VI". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 8: 779–785. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1894.tb55429.x.
4. "Syzeton". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
5. "Syzeton Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
6. Gompel, Nicolas (2022). "The genus Syzeton Blackburn, 1891 (Coleoptera, Aderidae) in the United States of America" . Zootaxa. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5162.3.3.

External links

• Media related to Zonantes at Wikimedia Commons