Byrsax spiniceps
| Byrsax spiniceps | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Tenebrioninae |
| Tribe: | Bolitophagini |
| Genus: | Byrsax |
| Species: | B. spiniceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Byrsax spiniceps Lewis, 1894
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Byrsax spiniceps is a species of beetle in the subfamily Tenebrioninae, and the tribe Bolitophagini.[1]
It was first described in 1894 by George Lewis.[2]
GBIF lists Byrsax kimurai as a synonym.[3] However Korean authorities regard these two species (B. spiniceps and B. kimurai) as distinct.[1][4][5]
It is observed in all seasons except winter, but mainly in spring and summer, on various mushrooms.[1]
It is native to Korea (Gangwon, Gyeonggi), and to Japan.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR: Species Details - Byrsax spiniceps)". species.nibr.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ George Lewis (May 1894). "XLIII.—On the Tenebrionidæ of Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 13 (77): 377–400. doi:10.1080/00222939408677720. ISSN 0374-5481. Wikidata Q56119993. BHL page 19242743
- ^ "Byrsax kimurai Miyatake, 1970". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "국립생물자원관 한반도의 생물다양성 (NIBR: Species Details - Byrsax kimurai)". species.nibr.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ Boo Hee JUNG; Su Yeon KIM; Jin Ill KIM (September 2007). "Taxonomic review of the tribe Bolitophagini in Korea (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae)". Entomological Research. 37 (3): 190–196. doi:10.1111/J.1748-5967.2007.00111.X. ISSN 1738-2297. Wikidata Q135911305.