Aphorista is a genus of handsome fungus beetles in the family Endomychidae. There are at least four described species in Aphorista.[1][2][3]
| Aphorista | |
|---|---|
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| Aphorista laeta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Endomychidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycoperdininae |
| Genus: | Aphorista Gorham, 1873 |
Species
editThese four species belong to the genus Aphorista:
- Aphorista laeta (LeConte, 1854)
- Aphorista morosa (LeConte, 1859)
- Aphorista ovipennis Casey
- Aphorista vittata (Fabricius, 1787)
References
edit- ^ "Aphorista Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Aphorista". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Aphorista genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2005). "Phylogeny and generic classification of the subfamily Lycoperdininae with a re-analysis of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)" (PDF). Annales Zoologici. 55 (Suppl): 1–172. ISSN 0003-4541.
- Strohecker, H. F. (1986). "Family: Endomychidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. USDA Agriculture Handbook. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.