Satonius Explained

Satonius is a genus of beetles in the family Torridincolidae.^[1] It is native to East Asia. The type species, S. kurosawai, was originally described as a species of Delevea. Several other species have been described since.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Torridincolidae.txt Torridincolidae Species List
2. Hájek Jiří, Fikáček Martin (2008) A review of the genus Satonius (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae): taxonomic revision, larval morphology, notes on wing polymorphism, and phylogenetic implications Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(2): 655-676
3. HÁJEK . JIŘÍ . YOSHITOMI . HIROYUKI . FIKÁČEK . MARTIN . HAYASHI . MASAKAZU . JIA . FENG-LONG . 2011-09-07 . Two new species of Satonius Endrödy-Younga from China and notes on the wing polymorphism of S. kurosawai Satô (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae) . Zootaxa . 3016 . 1 . 51 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3016.1.4 . 1175-5334.