Syzeton

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

Syzeton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Aderidae
Tribe:	Euglenesini
Genus:	Syzeton Blackburn, 1891
Type species
Syzeton laetus[1] Blackburn, 1891
Synonyms[2]
Hylophilus Zonantes Casey, 1895[3]

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

These 12 species belong to the genus Zonantes:

• Syzeton arizonae Gompel, 2022
• Syzeton ater (LeConte, 1875)
• Syzeton belovi Gompel, 2022
• Syzeton fasciatus (Melsheimer, 1846)
• Syzeton floridanus (Werner, 1990)
• Syzeton gruberi Gompel, 2022
• Syzeton hubbardi (Casey, 1895)
• Syzeton nubifer (LeConte, 1878)
• Syzeton ouachitanus (Werner, 1990)
• Syzeton pallidus (Werner, 1990)
• Syzeton signatus (Haldeman, 1848)
• Syzeton subfasciatus (LeConte, 1875)