Taxonomy Profile: Ganascus (Casey 1895)

Ganascus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Sandytes
Casey 1895
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Ganascus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Coleoptera
beetles |
besouro |
coléoptères |
Suborder : Polyphaga
Infraorder : Cucujiformia
Superfamily : Tenebrionoidea
Family : Aderidae
antlike leaf beetles |
Genus : Ganascus
Ganascus Direct Children(s):
Ganascus ptinoides
(Schwarz 1878)
Ganascus ventricosus
(LeConte 1875)
Ganascus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1996-01-01 / 1996-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Coleoptera, Strepsiptera
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America, vol. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera
Page(s):
14-820
Publisher:
Entomological Information Services
Publication Place:
Rockville, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-889002-01-1/
Notes:
Series ISBN is 1-889002-00-3
Reference for:
Ganascus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Chandler, Donald S. / Arnett, Ross H., Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, et al., eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Family 118: Aderidae Winkler 1927
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Beetles, vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Page(s):
559-563
Publisher:
CRC Press, LLC
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8493-0954-9/
Notes:
Reference for:
Ganascus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Werner, Floyd G.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1990-04-01 / 1990-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Revision of the Aderidae of eastern North America
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of the New York Entomological Society, vol. 98, no. 2
Page(s):
187-232
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0028-7199
Notes:
Reference for:
Ganascus
Ganascus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Ganascus: Comments
Comment:
Chandler (2002) treats this genus as Incertae sedis. He also points out that the single North American species, Xylophilus constrictus Fall is not a member of this genus and cannot be placed in any described genus