Sapintus Explained

Sapintus is a genus of antlike flower beetles in the family Anthicidae. There are at least 13 described species in Sapintus.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Sapintus arizonicus Werner, 1962
• Sapintus caudatus Werner, 1962
• Sapintus corticalis (LeConte, 1851)
• Sapintus fulvipes (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)
• Sapintus hispidulus Casey, 1895
• Sapintus lemniscatus Werner, 1962
• Sapintus lutescens (Champion, 1890)
• Sapintus pallidus (Say, 1826)
• Sapintus pubescens (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)
• Sapintus pusillus (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)
• Sapintus similis Werner, 1983
• Sapintus teapensis (Champion, 1890)
• Sapintus timidus Casey, 1895

References

• Chandler, Donald S. / Arnett, Ross H. Jr, Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, and J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). "Family 117: Anthicidae Latreille 1819". American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea, 549–558.
• Werner, F. G. (1962). "A Revision of the Nearctic Species of Sapintus (Coleoptera: Anthicidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America, vol. 55, no. 5, 492–498.

Further reading

• Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida .
• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Sapintus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sapintus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-27.
2. Web site: Sapintus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-27.