Pensus
| Pensus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pensus gilae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| 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
[edit]- ↑ 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.