Lyreus is a genus of cylindrical bark beetles in the family Zopheridae. There are at least three described species in Lyreus.[1][2][3][4]
| Lyreus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Zopheridae |
| Subfamily: | Colydiinae |
| Tribe: | Synchitini |
| Genus: | Lyreus Aubé, 1861 |
Species
These three species belong to the genus Lyreus:
- Lyreus alleni Ivie & Slipinski, 2001
- Lyreus septemstriatus Fancello & Leo, 1991
- Lyreus subterraneus Aubé, 1861
References
Further reading
- Ivie, Michael A.; Slipinski, Stanislaw Adam (2001). "A New Species of Lyreus Aubé from Alabama, First Report of the Genus from the New World (Zopheridae: Colydiinae: Synchitini)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 55 (4): 501–505. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0501:ANSOLA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4009619.
- Slipinski, Stanislaw Adam; Lawrence, John F. (1999). "Phylogeny and classification of Zopheridae sensu novo (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with a review of the genera of Zopherinae (excluding Monommatini)". Annales Zoologici. 49 (1): 1–53. ISSN 0003-4541.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.