Pensus

Pensus
Pensus gilae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Silvanidae
Genus: Pensus
Halstead, 1973

Pensus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae. A member of the subfamily Silvaninae, Pensus contains two species, Pensus gilae (Casey) and Pensus guatemalenus (Sharp), with a combined range of the southwestern United States to Guatemala. [1]

References

  1. Halstead, D.G.H. 1973. A revision of the genus Silvanus Latreille (s.l.) (Coleoptera: Silvanidae). Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Entomology) 29: 39-112.
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