Byturidae, also known as Fruitworms, is a very small family of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s, in the suborder

Polyphaga Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the be ...

, comprising fewer than 20 species worldwide.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: 60-78Cucujoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants
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larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. ...

e of some species develop in fruits. ''Byturus unicolor'' affects species of ''

Rubus ''Rubus'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species. Raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries are common, widely distributed members of the genus. Most of the ...

'' and ''

Geum ''Geum'' , (Latinized Greek for "taste" referencing the roots of the plant) commonly called avens, is a genus of about 50 species of rhizomatous perennial herbaceous plants in the rose family and its subfamily Rosoideae, widespread across Euro ...

''. There are two subfamilies: Platydascillinae and Byturinae. The distribution of Byturinae is

holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...

. Species of Platydascillinae are found in southeast Asia.

Classification

Subfamilies and genera are as below: *Subfamily Byturinae **Genus '' Byturodes'' ***'' Byturodes grahami'' Barber, 1942 **Genus ''

Byturus ''Byturus'' is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are five described species in ''Byturus''.C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, w ...

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Byturus affinis ''Byturus'' is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are five described species in ''Byturus''.C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, w ...

'' Reitter, 1874 ***''

Byturus ochraceus ''Byturus ochraceus'' is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae. Description It is morphologically very similar to other members of the genus '' Byturus''. All species of this genus are unlikely to be confused with any other fam ...

'' (Scriba, 1791) ***''

Byturus tomentosus The raspberry beetle (''Byturus tomentosus'') is a species of beetle in the fruitworm family Byturidae. It is a major pest that is widespread in north-central Europe, affecting raspberry, blackberry and loganberry plants. This species is rela ...

'' (De Geer, 1774) ***''

Byturus unicolor ''Byturus unicolor'', known generally as raspberry fruitworm, is a species of fruitworm beetle in the family Byturidae Byturidae, also known as Fruitworms, is a very small family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga, comprising fewer than 20 ...

'' Say, 1823 ***''

Byturus wittmeri ''Byturus'' is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae Byturidae, also known as Fruitworms, is a very small family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga, comprising fewer than 20 species worldwide.C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1 ...

'' Sen Gupta **Genus ''

Xerasia ''Xerasia'' is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are four described species in ''Xerasia''.C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, wi ...

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Xerasia grisescens ''Xerasia grisescens'' is a species of fruitworm beetle in the family Byturidae Byturidae, also known as Fruitworms, is a very small family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga, comprising fewer than 20 species worldwide.C.A. Springer & M.A. ...

'' (Jayne, 1882) ***''

Xerasia meschniggi ''Xerasia'' is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are four described species in ''Xerasia''.C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, w ...

'' (Reitter, 1905) ***''

Xerasia punica ''Xerasia'' is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are four described species in ''Xerasia''.C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, w ...

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Xerasia variegata ''Xerasia'' is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae Byturidae, also known as Fruitworms, is a very small family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga, comprising fewer than 20 species worldwide.C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1 ...

'' Lewis, 1895 *Subfamily Platydascillinae **Genus '' Bispinatus'' ***'' Bispinatus capillatus'' Springer & Goodrich, 1995 ***'' Bispinatus vietnamensis'' Springer & Goodrich, 1994 **Genus '' Dascillocyphon'' ***'' Dascillocyphon minor'' Everts, 1909 **Genus '' Platydascillus'' ***'' Platydascillus sumatranus'' Everts, 1909 **Genus '' Remigera'' ***'' Remigera securiformis'' Springer & Goodrich, 1994 ***'' Remigera spatulata'' Springer & Goodrich, 1994

References

Cleroidea Polyphaga families {{Cleroidea-stub