Prionocyphon Explained

Prionocyphon is a genus of marsh beetles in the family Scirtidae. There are at least 20 described species in Prionocyphon.

Species

These 20 species belong to the genus Prionocyphon:

• Orientoprionocyphon herthae Klausnitzer, 2009
• Orientoprionocyphon rutai Klausnitzer, 2009
• Orientoprionocyphon yoshitomii Klausnitzer, 2009
• Prionocyphon anticetestaceus Klausnitzer, 1976
• Prionocyphon costipennis Ruta, 2010
• Prionocyphon discoideus (Say, 1825)
• Prionocyphon fuscipennis Kiesenwetter, 1874
• Prionocyphon hemisphaerius Klausnitzer, 2013
• Prionocyphon laosensis Yoshitomi & Satô, 2003
• Prionocyphon limbatus LeConte, 1866
• Prionocyphon macrodascilloides Ruta, 2010
• Prionocyphon minusculus Klausnitzer, 1980
• Prionocyphon monteithi Watts, 2010
• Prionocyphon ornatus Abeille de Perrin, 1881
• Prionocyphon ovalis Kiesenwetter, 1874
• Prionocyphon ruthsteuerae Klausnitzer, 2009
• Prionocyphon serricornis (Müller, 1821)
• Prionocyphon sexmaculatus Lewis, 1895
• Prionocyphon umbratilis Klausnitzer, 1976
• Prionocyphon weigeli Klausnitzer, 2009

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. 2006. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-30914-2.