Ganascus Explained

Ganascus is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are at least two described species in Ganascus.

Species

These two species belong to the genus Ganascus:

• Ganascus ptinoides (Schwarz, 1878)
• Ganascus ventricosus (LeConte, 1875)

Further reading

• Book: American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. 2002. Chandler . Donald S.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. Skelley . Paul E.. Frank . J. Howard. CRC Press. Family 118: Aderidae Winkler, 1927. 559–563. 978-0-8493-0954-0.
• Book: Tenebrionoidea: Tetratomidae, Melandryidae, Ripiphoridae, Prostomidae, Oedemeridae, Mycteridae, Pythidae, Aderidae, Scraptiidae, Critical checklist, distribution in Poland and meta-analysis. 2014. Kubisz . Daniel. Iwan . Dariusz. Tykarski . Piotr. University of Warsaw - Faculty of Biology & Natura optima dux Foundation. 978-83-935107-9-5.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.