Byturus is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are about seven described species in Byturus, found mainly in Europe, North America, and eastern Asia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Byturidae |
| Genus: | Byturus Latreille, 1796 |
Species
editThese species are members of the genus Byturus:[2][3]
- Byturus affinis Reitter, 1874
- Byturus holzschuhi Hava, 2025
- Byturus oblongulus Fairmaire, 1891
- Byturus ochraceus (Scriba, 1791)
- Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)
- Byturus unicolor Say, 1823 (raspberry fruitworm)
- Byturus wittmeri Sen Gupta
References
edit- ↑ C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, with Descriptions of Two New Genera and Three New Species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 48: 60-78
- ↑ Háva, Jiří (2025). "A new Byturus Latreille, 1797 species from China, with a list of known Byturidae (Coleoptera) of the world". Taxonomical Series. 21. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ↑ "GBIF, Byturus". Retrieved 2026-05-23.
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