Lyreus Explained

Lyreus is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae. There are at least three described species in Lyreus.

Species

These three species belong to the genus Lyreus:

• Lyreus alleni Ivie & Slipinski, 2001
• Lyreus septemstriatus Fancello & Leo, 1991
• Lyreus subterraneus Aubé, 1861

Further reading

• A New Species of Lyreus Aubé from Alabama, First Report of the Genus from the New World (Zopheridae: Colydiinae: Synchitini). 2001. Ivie . Michael A.. Slipinski . Stanislaw Adam. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 55. 4. 501–505. 10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0501:ANSOLA]2.0.CO;2. 4009619.
• Phylogeny and classification of Zopheridae sensu novo (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with a review of the genera of Zopherinae (excluding Monommatini). 1999. Slipinski . Stanislaw Adam. Lawrence . John F.. Annales Zoologici. 49. 1. 1–53. 0003-4541.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26090-0.