Pensus
Genus of beetles
Pensus | |
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Pensus gilae | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
Family: | Silvanidae |
Genus: | Pensus Halstead, 1973 |
Pensus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae. A member of the subfamily Silvaninae, Pensus contains two species, Pensus gilae (Casey) and Pensus guatemalenus (Sharp), with a combined range of the southwestern United States to Guatemala.[1]
References
- ^ Halstead, D.G.H. 1973. A revision of the genus Silvanus Latreille (s.l.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 29: 39-112.
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