''Xerasia'' 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 four described species in ''Xerasia''.
[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
* ''
Xerasia grisescens''
(Jayne, 1882)
* ''
Xerasia meschniggi''
(Reitter, 1905)
* ''
Xerasia punica''
Goodrich & Springer, 1988
* ''
Xerasia variegata''
Lewis, 1895
References
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