Ctesias (beetle)

Ctesias
Ctesias serra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Dermestidae
Subfamily: Megatominae
Tribe: Megatomini
Genus: Ctesias
Stephens, 1830

Ctesias is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. They are distributed in the Palearctic, including Europe. There are about 23 species.[1]

Taxonomy

According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed with 4 subgenera in genus Ctesias:[2]

Species

These species in genus Ctesias are currently known:[3][4]

Subgenus Ctesias:

Subgenus Decemctesias:

Subgenus Novemctesias:

Subgenus Tiresiomorpha:

References

  1. ^ Hermann, A. & Háva, J. (2010). A new species of the genus Ctesias (Decemctesias) from Greece (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatomini). Studies and Reports. Taxonomical Series, 6, 87-90.
  2. ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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