''Byturus'' is a genus of
fruitworm beetles in the family
Byturidae
Byturidae, also known as fruitworms, are small family of cleroid beetles with over 15 described species, primarily distributed in the Holarctic and Southeast Asia. The larvae of at least some genera feed on fruit, such as '' Byturus,'' a notable ...
. 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, with Descriptions of Two New Genera and Three New Species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 48: 60-78]
Species
* ''
Byturus affinis''
Reitter, 1874
* ''
Byturus ochraceus''
(Scriba, 1791)
* ''
Byturus tomentosus''
(De Geer, 1774)
* ''
Byturus unicolor''
Say, 1823 (raspberry fruitworm)
* ''
Byturus wittmeri''
Sen Gupta
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Cucujoidea genera
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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