Byrsax
| Byrsax | |
|---|---|
| Byrsax sp. (male) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Tribe: | Bolitophagini |
| Genus: | Byrsax Pascoe, 1860 |
Byrsax is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae,[1] and the tribe Bolitophagini.[2]
The genus was first described in 1860 by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe.[3][4] and the type species is Byrsax coenosus.[3]
Species of this genus are found in Australia, Indo-Malaya and the palearctic.[1]
Species
Species listed by GBIF are:[1]
- Byrsax shibatai Masumoto, 1982
- Byrsax nishinoi Akita & Masumoto, 2012
- Byrsax niponicus
- Byrsax hiranoi Akita & Masumoto, 2012
- Byrsax lewisi Akita & Masumoto, 2012
- Byrsax takakuwai Akita & Masumoto, 2012
- Byrsax spiniceps Lewis, 1894
- Byrsax coenosus Pascoe, 1860
- Byrsax kawadai Masumoto, 1982
- Byrsax chientainus Masumoto, Akita & Huang, 2021
- Byrsax egenus Pascoe, 1866
- Byrsax coxi Carter, 1914
- Byrsax macleayi Pascoe, 1866
- Byrsax pinnaticollis Carter, 1914
The Korean National Taxa list also lists as a distinct species:[6]
- Byrsax kimurai Miyatake, 1970[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Byrsax Pascoe, 1860". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ a b "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR: Species Details - Byrsax kimurai)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ a b "Genus Byrsax Pascoe, 1860". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe (1860). "Notices of new or little-known genera and species of Coleoptera. Part I." The Journal of Entomology: Descriptive and Geographical. 1: 36-64 [42]. Wikidata Q135911417. BHL page 51723332
- ^ "Genus Byrsax Pascoe, 1860: names". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ^ "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (National Institute of Biological Resources, Biodiversity of the Korean Peninsula - search Byrax)". species.nibr.go.kr. Retrieved 2025-08-20.