Symbiotes (beetle)

Symbiotes is a genus of beetles in the family Anamorphidae. There are about five described species in Symbiotes.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Symbiotes
Symbiotes gibberosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Anamorphidae
Genus:	Symbiotes Redtenbacher, 1847

ITIS Taxonomic note:

• Strohecker (1986) indicates the year of authorship should be 1847 rather than 1849 ("Blackwelder, 1949: 93 cites publication of Lied. 2 before Oct. 8, 1847").^[1]

Species

These five species belong to the genus Symbiotes:

• Symbiotes armatus Reitter, 1881 ^g
• Symbiotes duryi Blatchley, 1910 ^{i c g}
• Symbiotes gibberosus (Lucas, 1849) ^{i c g b}
• Symbiotes impressus Dury, 1912 ^{i c g}
• Symbiotes latus Redtenbacher, 1849 ^g

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]