Derodontus Explained

Derodontus is a genus of tooth-necked fungus beetles in the family Derodontidae. There are about eleven described species in Derodontus.

Species

These eleven species belong to the genus Derodontus:

• Derodontus esotericus Lawrence, 1979
• Derodontus japonicus Hisamatsu, 1964
• Derodontus longiclavis Nikitskiy, 1987
• Derodontus macularis (Fuss, 1850)
• Derodontus maculatus (Melsheimer, 1844)
• Derodontus nepalensis Háva 2009
• Derodontus ossetious Nikitsky, 1993
• Derodontus raffrayi Grouvelle, 1917
• Derodontus trisignatus (Mannerheim, 1852)
• Derodontus tuberosus Hisamatsu & Sakai, 1986
• Derodontus unidentatus Lawrence, 1979

Further reading

• Review of the Derodontidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga) with new species from North America and Chile. 1979. Lawrence . John F.. Hlavac . T. F.. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 33. 4. 369–414. 4000075.
• Book:
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.