Listrus

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Listrus is a genus of soft-winged flower beetles in the tribe Listrini.[1][2] These beetles are pollinators and often found in flowers during spring and summer.[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Listrus
Listrus senilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Melyridae
Subfamily: Dasytinae
Genus: Listrus
Motschulsky, 1859
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Description

Adult Listrus are around 3 mm in body length. They are cylindrical, often gray, and sometimes have a pattern of spots on their elytra.[3]

Taxonomy

Listrus includes the following species:

  • Listrus gentry[2]
  • Listrus cephalicus[2]
  • Listrus canescens[2]
  • Listrus caseyi[2]
  • Listrus balteellus[2]
  • Listrus glabratus (Hatch, 1962)[4][2]
  • Listrus medicatus (Blaisdell, 1927)[2][4]
  • Listrus robustus (Blaisdell, 1937)[2][4]
  • Listrus amplicollis[2]
  • Listrus bifasciatus[2]
  • Listrus angulatus[2]
  • Listrus anacapensis[2]
  • Listrus quadricollis (Hatch, 1962)[2][4]
  • Listrus annulatus[2]
  • Listrus plenus (Casey, 1895)[2][4]
  • Listrus senilis (LeConte, 1852)[2][4]
  • Listrus confusus (Casey, 1895)[2][4]
  • Listrus interruptus[2]
  • Listrus olympianus (Blaisdell, 1921)[2][4]
  • Listrus provincialis (Blaisdell, 1921)[2][4]
  • Listrus lanei[5]

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