Epytus is a Caribbean genus of pleasing fungus beetles (family Erotylidae), containing about half a dozen described species. They are placed in subfamily Tritominae, or – in taxonomic arrangements that prefer a more comprehensive subfamily Erotylinae – in tribe Tritomini of the Erotylinae.[1]
The described species in this genus are:[2]
- Epytus cyaneus (Duponchel, 1825)
- Epytus flavitarsis (Lacordaire, 1842)
- Epytus fulvitarsis (Lacordaire, 1842)
- Epytus haitensis (Curran, 1944)
- Epytus modestus (Olivier, 1807)
- Epytus tarsalis (Lacordaire, 1842)
References
- ^ “Epytus Dejean, 1836”. www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Alvarenga, Moacyr (1994): Catálogo dos Erotylidae (Coleoptera) Neotropicais. [Catalogue of Neotropical Erotylidae (Coleoptera). Portuguese with English abstract.] Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 11(1): 1-175. doi:10.1590/S0101-81751994000100001.