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Ischyrus
Ischyrus is a large American genus of pleasing fungus beetles (family Erotylidae), containing more than 60 described species (though not all may be valid); in addition, a number of undescribed species are known. Almost endemic to the Neotropics, with just a few species ranging north into temperate North America, this genus is placed in subfamily Tritominae, or – in taxonomic arrangements that prefer a more comprehensive subfamily Erotylinae – in tribe Tritomini of the Erotylinae.
This genus has a convoluted nomenclatural history involving the related genera Lybas, Megischyrus and Mycotretus. Megischyrus is suspected to be a particularly close relative, but overall the monophyly of Ischyrus has not been demonstrated to satisfaction as of 2020. Some species have already been moved out of this genus to new genera like Antoinettia and Cubyrus, and it is likely that some additional species traditionally placed in Ischyrus will be moved to other genera eventually.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Four-spotted Fungus Beetle
speciesIschyrus quadripunctatus
Ischyrus incertus
speciesIschyrus incertus
Ischyrus tetragrammus
speciesIschyrus tetragrammus
Ischyrus scriptus
speciesIschyrus scriptus
Ischyrus natalensis
speciesIschyrus natalensis
Ischyrus collatinus
speciesIschyrus collatinus
Ischyrus dunedinensis
speciesIschyrus dunedinensis
Ischyrus proximus
speciesIschyrus proximus
Ischyrus patruelis
speciesIschyrus patruelis
Ischyrus duponti
speciesIschyrus duponti
Ischyrus decorus
speciesIschyrus decorus
Ischyrus pictus
speciesIschyrus pictus
Ischyrus pardalinus
speciesIschyrus pardalinus
Ischyrus insolens
speciesIschyrus insolens
Ischyrus septemsignatus
speciesIschyrus septemsignatus
Ischyrus cordiformis
speciesIschyrus cordiformis
Ischyrus boucardi
speciesIschyrus boucardi
Ischyrus pyropodus
speciesIschyrus pyropodus
Ischyrus conductus
speciesIschyrus conductus
Ischyrus auriculatus
speciesIschyrus auriculatus
Ischyrus distinguendus
speciesIschyrus distinguendus
Ischyrus elegantulus
speciesIschyrus elegantulus
Ischyrus nigrolineatus
speciesIschyrus nigrolineatus
Ischyrus angularis
speciesIschyrus angularis
Ischyrus fulmineus
speciesIschyrus fulmineus
Ischyrus ichnus
speciesIschyrus ichnus
Ischyrus impressopunctatus
speciesIschyrus impressopunctatus
Ischyrus tetrasticus
speciesIschyrus tetrasticus
Ischyrus undulatus
speciesIschyrus undulatus
Ischyrus vittatus
speciesIschyrus vittatus
Ischyrus chacojae
speciesIschyrus chacojae
Ischyrus frontalis
speciesIschyrus frontalis
Ischyrus aleator
speciesIschyrus aleator
Ischyrus audbalus
speciesIschyrus audbalus
Ischyrus bogotae
speciesIschyrus bogotae
Ischyrus episcaphulinus
speciesIschyrus episcaphulinus
Ischyrus malleus
speciesIschyrus malleus
Ischyrus parcarum
speciesIschyrus parcarum
Ischyrus celatus
speciesIschyrus celatus
Ischyrus impressus
speciesIschyrus impressus
Ischyrus scutellaris
speciesIschyrus scutellaris
Ischyrus tripunctatus
speciesIschyrus tripunctatus
Ischyrus vespertilio
speciesIschyrus vespertilio
Ischyrus palliatus
speciesIschyrus palliatus
Ischyrus nitidior
speciesIschyrus nitidior
Ischyrus nobilis
speciesIschyrus nobilis
Ischyrus parallelus
speciesIschyrus parallelus
Ischyrus peruae
speciesIschyrus peruae
Ischyrus poseidon
speciesIschyrus poseidon
Ischyrus putei
speciesIschyrus putei
Ischyrus rubens
speciesIschyrus rubens
Ischyrus sapphirus
speciesIschyrus sapphirus
Ischyrus sheppardi
speciesIschyrus sheppardi
Ischyrus similior
speciesIschyrus similior
Ischyrus tetraspilotus
speciesIschyrus tetraspilotus
Ischyrus bahiae
speciesIschyrus bahiae
Ischyrus bellus
speciesIschyrus bellus
Ischyrus circumcinctus
speciesIschyrus circumcinctus
Ischyrus consimilus
speciesIschyrus consimilus
Ischyrus disconiger
speciesIschyrus disconiger
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Ischyrus in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 177649.