Syzeton ater

Syzeton ater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Aderidae
Genus: Syzeton
Species:
S. ater
Binomial name
Syzeton ater
(LeConte, 1875)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Zonantes ater (LeConte, 1875)
  • Xylophilus ater LeConte, 1875

Syzeton ater is a species of ant-like leaf beetle in the family Aderidae. It is found in North America.[1][3][4]

This species was formerly a member of the genus Zonantes. The species of that genus were transferred to the genus Syzeton as a result of research published in 2022.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zonantes ater Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ a b Gompel, Nicolas (2022). "The genus Syzeton Blackburn, 1891 (Coleoptera, Aderidae) in the United States of America". Zootaxa. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5162.3.3.
  3. ^ "Zonantes ater". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.


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