Byturus Explained

Byturus is a genus of fruitworm beetles in the family Byturidae. There are five described species in Byturus.^[1]

Species

• Byturus affinis Reitter, 1874
• Byturus ochraceus (Scriba, 1791)
• Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774)
• Byturus unicolor Say, 1823 (raspberry fruitworm)
• Byturus wittmeri Sen Gupta

Further reading

• Book:
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.

Notes and References

1. 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