Syzeton nubifer

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Syzeton nubifer
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Syzeton nubifer, Texas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Aderidae
Genus: Syzeton
Species:
S. nubifer
Binomial name
Syzeton nubifer
(LeConte, 1878)
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Zonantes nubifer (LeConte, 1878)
  • Xylophilus nubifer LeConte, 1878

Syzeton nubifer is a species of ant-like leaf beetle in the family Aderidae. It is found in North America. [1] [3] [4]

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. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zonantes nubifer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. 1 2 Gompel, Nicolas (2022). "The genus Syzeton Blackburn, 1891 (Coleoptera, Aderidae) in the United States of America" . Zootaxa. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5162.3.3.
  3. "Zonantes nubifer". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.