Erotylus
| Erotylus | |
|---|---|
| Erotylus giganteus, the type species of Erotylus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Genus: | Erotylus Fabricius, 1775 |
| Type species | |
| Coccinella gigantea Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonyms | |
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Pseudochrysomela Voet, 1778 | |
Erotylus is a genus in the pleasing fungus beetle family (Erotylidae). This neotropical genus belongs to the subfamily Erotylinae, of which it is the type genus.[1][2]
Most of the roughly 100 species of Erotylus are found in the Amazon Basin. Some occur in the eastern Andes foothills, and a few are found in Central America north to Honduras.[3] The occasional reports further north are probably introduced individuals.[1]
Species
The following species are placed here:[3][4][5]
- Erotylus aegrotus Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus aequatoris Kirsch, 1883
- Erotylus apiatoides Mader, 1942
- Erotylus aulicus Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus bellopictus Kuhnt, 1910
- Erotylus bibalteatus Alvarenga, 1976
- Erotylus boylei Alvarenga, 1971
- Erotylus buckleyi Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus cassidoides Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus chevrolati Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus cingulatus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus clarosignatus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus contractus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus cornaliae Guérin-Méneville, 1855
- Erotylus crotchi Deelder, 1942
- Erotylus crucifer Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus decipiens Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus delenitus Alvarenga, 1976 (= E.hieroglyphicus Crotch, 1876 nec Duponchel 1825: preoccupied)
- Erotylus dilaceratus Kirsch, 1876
- Erotylus egregius Guérin, 1946
- Erotylus elegans Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus elegantulus Guérin, 1946
- Erotylus elongatulus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus flavopunctatus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus flavotaeniatus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus forsteri Delkeskamp, 1957
- Erotylus fulvofasciatus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus giganteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Erotylus glaber Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus guerini Demay, 1838
- Erotylus hexagrammus Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus histrio
- Erotylus histrionicus Duponchel, 1825
- Erotylus imitans Kirsch, 1876
- Erotylus incertus Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus incomparabilis Perty, 1832
- Erotylus involutus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus isequeboensis (Voet, 1778) (= E.pustulatus Herbst, 1799, E.variegatus Fabricius, 1781)
- Erotylus jucundus Mader, 1942
- Erotylus kuhnti Deelder, 1942
- Erotylus laetus Deelder, 1942
- Erotylus latreillei Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus longulus Guérin, 1956
- Erotylus loratus Erichson, 1847
- Erotylus luteotaeniatus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus margineguttatus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus marginemaculatus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus melanostictus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus mirabilis Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus mutatus Mader, 1942
- Erotylus nautae Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus neglectus Mader, 1942
- Erotylus nemo Guérin, 1956
- Erotylus nigrocinctus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus nigromarmoratus Mader, 1942
- Erotylus nigronotatus Gorham, 1888
- Erotylus oblitus Guérin, 1956
- Erotylus ochraceus Guérin, 1946
- Erotylus olivieri Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus onagga Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus papulosus Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus paraensis Alvarenga, 1976
- Erotylus parcepunctatus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus pardalis Erichson, 1848
- Erotylus parvus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus peregrinus Mader, 1942
- Erotylus permutatus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus peruvianus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus picturatus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus pretiosus Perty, 1832
- Erotylus propinquus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus pseudomelanostictus Guérin, 1946
- Erotylus pulcher Mader, 1942
- Erotylus quadricruentatus Alvarenga, 1976
- Erotylus reichei Guérin-Méneville, 1841
- Erotylus rudepunctatus Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus sanguinans Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus scaphidomorphoides Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus scenicus Erichson, 1847
- Erotylus schenklingi Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus sericeus Delkeskamp, 1957
- Erotylus singularis Kirsch, 1876
- Erotylus spectrum Thomson, 1856
- Erotylus staudingeri Mader, 1935
- Erotylus subreticulatus Guérin-Méneville, 1841
- Erotylus superbus Guérin, 1956
- Erotylus taeniatus Latreille, 1813
- Erotylus terminalis Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus theodori Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus trichromaticus Alvarenga, 1976
- Erotylus tripartitus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus ustulatus Erichson, 1847
- Erotylus varians Crotch, 1876
- Erotylus variomaculatus Kuhnt, 1908
- Erotylus vinculatus Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus voeti Lacordaire, 1842
- Erotylus ziczac Taschenberg, 1870
The identity of "Erotylus sexfasciatus", described by Fabricius in 1792, is unresolved.
References
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- ^ a b "Erotylus Fabricius, 1775". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ^ "Genus Erotylus". iNaturalist. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ^ a b 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.
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- ^ P. Węgrzynowicz. (2002) "Morphology, phylogeny and classification of the family Erotylidae based on adult characters (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine