''Symbiotes'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Anamorphidae
Anamorphidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Endomychidae. They are found worldwide. Like enchomyids, they are fungivores, with adult and larval stages thought to exclusively consume f ...
. There are about five described species in ''Symbiotes''.
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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").][
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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,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Coccinelloidea genera
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