Bitoma Explained

Bitoma is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae. There are about 15 described species in Bitoma.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Bitoma brevipes (Sharp, 1894)
• Bitoma carinata (LeConte, 1863)
• Bitoma crenata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Bitoma discolor Schaeffer, 1907
• Bitoma exarata (Pascoe, 1863)
• Bitoma gracilis Sharp, 1894
• Bitoma granulata (Blatchley, 1910)
• Bitoma neglecta Stephan, 1989
• Bitoma ornata (LeConte, 1858)
• Bitoma parallela (Sharp, 1885)
• Bitoma pinicola Schaeffer, 1907
• Bitoma quadricollis (Horn, 1885)
• Bitoma quadriguttata (Say, 1826)
• Bitoma sulcata (LeConte, 1858)
• Bitoma vittata Schaeffer, 1907

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R. H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 21 June 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bitoma Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-10.
2. Web site: Bitoma Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-10.
3. Web site: Bitoma Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-10.