Amartus Explained

Amartus is a genus of short-winged flower beetles in the family Kateretidae. There are at least three described species in Amartus.

Species

These three species belong to the genus Amartus:

• Amartus petrefactus Wickham, 1912
• Amartus rufipes LeConte, 1861
• Amartus tinctus (Mannerheim, 1843)

Further reading

• Book: American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 2002. Habeck . Dale H.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J. Howard. CRC Press. Family 76: Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845. 309–310. 978-0-8493-0954-0.
• A review of the genus Amartus LeConte (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). 1981. Savage . I. E.. Seeno . T. N.. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 35. 1. 69–82. 4007878.
• An annotated checklist of Wisconsin sap and short-winged flower beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Kateretidae). 2006. Price . Michele B.. Young . Daniel K.. Insecta Mundi. 20. 1–2. 69–84. 0749-6737.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.