''Sapintus'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family
Anthicidae
The Anthicidae are a family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 species in about 100 genera.
Description
Their heads constrict just in front of ...
. There are at least 13 described species in ''Sapintus''.
Species
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Sapintus arizonicus
''Sapintus'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are at least 13 described species in ''Sapintus''.
Species
* '' Sapintus arizonicus'' Werner, 1962
* '' Sapintus caudatus'' Werner, 1962
* '' Sapintus corticalis'' ...
''
Werner, 1962
* ''
Sapintus caudatus''
Werner, 1962
* ''
Sapintus corticalis''
(LeConte, 1851)
* ''
Sapintus fulvipes''
(LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)
* ''
Sapintus hispidulus''
Casey, 1895
* ''
Sapintus lemniscatus''
Werner, 1962
* ''
Sapintus lutescens''
(Champion, 1890)
* ''
Sapintus pallidus
''Sapintus'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are at least 13 described species in ''Sapintus''.
Species
* ''Sapintus arizonicus'' Werner, 1962
* '' Sapintus caudatus'' Werner, 1962
* '' Sapintus corticalis'' ...
''
(Say, 1826)
* ''
Sapintus pubescens''
(LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)
* ''
Sapintus pusillus''
(LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)
* ''
Sapintus similis
''Sapintus'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are at least 13 described species in ''Sapintus''.
Species
* ''Sapintus arizonicus'' Werner, 1962
* '' Sapintus caudatus'' Werner, 1962
* '' Sapintus corticalis'' ...
''
Werner, 1983
* ''
Sapintus teapensis
''Sapintus'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are at least 13 described species in ''Sapintus''.
Species
* ''Sapintus arizonicus'' Werner, 1962
* '' Sapintus caudatus'' Werner, 1962
* '' Sapintus corticalis'' ...
''
(Champion, 1890)
* ''
Sapintus timidus
''Sapintus'' is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are at least 13 described species in ''Sapintus''.
Species
* ''Sapintus arizonicus'' Werner, 1962
* ''Sapintus caudatus'' Werner, 1962
* ''Sapintus corticalis'' (L ...
''
Casey, 1895
References
* Chandler, Donald S. / Arnett, Ross H. Jr, Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). "Family 117: Anthicidae Latreille 1819". ''American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea'', 549–558.
* Werner, F. G. (1962). "A Revision of the Nearctic Species of Sapintus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae)". ''Annals of the Entomological Society of America, vol. 55, no. 5'', 492–498.
Further reading
* Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). ''American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea''. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida .
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* Richard E. White. (1983). ''Peterson Field Guides: Beetles''. Houghton Mifflin Company.
External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Sapintus''
Anthicidae
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