Litargus is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Litargus.[1][2][3]

Litargus
Litargus balteatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Mycetophagidae
Genus: Litargus
Erichson, 1846
Litargus sexpunctatus

Species

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These 20 species belong to the genus Litargus:

References

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  1. ^ "Litargus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Litargus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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  • Parsons, Carl T. (1975). "Revision of Nearctic Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 29 (2): 93–108. JSTOR 3999785.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 5: Tenebrionoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26090-0.
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