Litargus Explained

Litargus is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Litargus.

Species

These 20 species belong to the genus Litargus:

• Litargus antennatus Miyatake, 1957
• Litargus asperulus Casey
• Litargus balteatus LeConte, 1856 (stored grain fungus beetle)
• Litargus coloratus Rosenhauer, 1856
• Litargus connexus (Geoffroy, 1785)
• Litargus didesmus (Say, 1826)
• Litargus grandis Schaeffer, 1910
• Litargus guadalupensis Grouvelle & Raffray, 1908
• Litargus infulatus LeConte, 1856
• Litargus lewisi Reitter, 1889
• Litargus longulus Casey
• Litargus nebulosus LeConte, 1856
• Litargus nitidus Brèthes
• Litargus pallens Casey
• Litargus pilosus Wollaston, 1857
• Litargus sexpunctatus (Say, 1826)
• Litargus sexsignatus Miyatake, 1957
• Litargus tetraspilotus LeConte, 1856
• Litargus transversus LeConte, 1856
• Litargus vestitus Sharp, 1879

Further reading

• Revision of Nearctic Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera). 1975. Parsons . Carl T.. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 29. 2. 93–108. 3999785.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.