Toramus Explained

Toramus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are about nine described species in Toramus.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Toramus:

• Toramus acutus (Reitter, 1875)

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• Toramus bisignatus (Horn, 1895)

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• Toramus chamaeropis (Schaeffer, 1904)

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• Toramus formosianus (Grouvelle, 1913)

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• Toramus hirtellus (Schwarz, 1878)

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• Toramus obsoletus (Casey, 1900)

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• Toramus pulchellus (LeConte, 1863)

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• Toramus quadrinotatus (Casey, 1924)

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• Toramus ventricosus (Casey, 1924)

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Further reading

• Book: Erotylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) phylogey and review. 2003. Leschen . Richard A. B.. . Manaaki Whenua Press. Fauna of New Zealand. 47. 978-0-478-09350-6. 0111-5383.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.