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Syzeton

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Syzeton
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Aderidae
Tribe: Euglenesini
Genus: Syzeton
Blackburn, 1891
Type species
Syzeton laetus[1]
Blackburn, 1891
Synonyms[2]

Syzeton is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are more than 10 described species in Syzeton.[4][5]

The species of Syzeton were formerly members of the genus Zonantes. In 2022, research was published moving the species to the genus Syzeton.[6]

Species

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These 12 species belong to the genus Zonantes:

References

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  1. ^ Nardi, G. (2007). "Nomenclatorial and faunistic notes on some world Aderidae (Coleoptera)". Zootaxa. 1481: 21–34. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1481.1.2.
  2. ^ Werner, Floyd G. (1990). "Revision of the Aderidae of Eastern North America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 98 (2): 218–228. JSTOR 25009833.
  3. ^ Casey, Thos. L. (1895). "Coleopterological Notices, VI". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 8: 779–785. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1894.tb55429.x.
  4. ^ "Syzeton". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  5. ^ "Syzeton Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  6. ^ Gompel, Nicolas (2022). "The genus Syzeton Blackburn, 1891 (Coleoptera, Aderidae) in the United States of America". Zootaxa. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5162.3.3.
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