Phanocerus

Phanocerus
Phanocerus larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elmidae
Subfamily: Larainae
Genus: Phanocerus
Sharp, 1882

Phanocerus is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae.[1][2][3] It is primarily Neotropical,[4][5] with one species (Phanocerus clavicornis) reaching the Nearctic realm.[3][5]

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Phanocerus:[1]

  • Phanocerus bugnioni Grouvelle, 1902
  • Phanocerus charopus Spangler, 1966
  • Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882
  • Phanocerus congener Grouvelle, 1898
  • Phanocerus guaquira Leal-Duarte, Briceño-Santos and Rincon-Ramírez, 2021
  • Phanocerus rufus Maier, 2013
  • Phanocerus sharpi Grouvelle, 1896

References

  1. ^ a b "Phanocerus Sharp, 1882". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Phanocerus Sharp, 1882". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ^ Segura, Melissa Ottoboni; Passos, Maria Ines da Silva dos; Fonseca-Gessner, Alaíde Aparecida; Froehlich, Claudio Gilberto (2013). "Elmidae Curtis, 1830 (Coleoptera, Polyphaga, Byrrhoidea) of the Neotropical region". Zootaxa. 3731 (1): 1–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3731.1.1. PMID 25277553.
  4. ^ a b Sanderson, M. W. (1953). "A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 26 (4): 148–163. JSTOR 25082074.

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