Thione (beetle)

Thione
Thione, Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Monotomidae
Tribe:	Thionini
Genus:	Thione Sharp, 1899
Species:	T. championi
Binomial name
Thione championi Sharp, 1899

Thione is a genus of beetles in the family Monotomidae, found in the Neotropics. Thione championi is found as far north as Florida, the only species found in North America. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Thione cephalotes Sharp, 1899
• Thione championi Sharp, 1899
• Thione puncticeps Sharp, 1899

Species australis Kessel, 1921 and nigra Kessel, 1921, discovered in Australia, are now considered unplaced regarding genus. ^[3]

References

1. McElrath, Tommy; Boyd, Olivia; McHugh, Joseph V. "MonotomidGen, Thione Sharp 1899" . Retrieved 2024-09-16.
2. "GBIF, Thione" . Retrieved 2024-09-16.
3. "Australian Faunal Directory, Species Unplaced australis Kessel, 1921" . Retrieved 2024-09-16.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Thione at iNaturalist