Satonius is a genus of beetles in the family Torridincolidae.[1] It is native to East Asia. The type species, S. kurosawai, was originally described as a species of Delevea. Several other species have been described since.[2][3]

Satonius kurosawai
Specimen of S. kurosawai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Sphaeriusoidea
Family: Torridincolidae
Genus: Satonius
Endrödy-Younga, 1997
Type species
Satonius kurosawai
(Sato, 1982)

References

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  1. ^ Torridincolidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ Hájek Jiří, Fikáček Martin (2008) A review of the genus Satonius (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae): taxonomic revision, larval morphology, notes on wing polymorphism, and phylogenetic implications Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 48(2): 655-676
  3. ^ HÁJEK, JIŘÍ; YOSHITOMI, HIROYUKI; FIKÁČEK, MARTIN; HAYASHI, MASAKAZU; JIA, FENG-LONG (2011-09-07). "Two new species of Satonius Endrödy-Younga from China and notes on the wing polymorphism of S. kurosawai Satô (Coleoptera: Myxophaga: Torridincolidae)". Zootaxa. 3016 (1): 51. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3016.1.4. ISSN 1175-5334.