Byturidae, also known as fruitworms, are small family of cleroid beetles with over 15 described species, primarily distributed in the Holarctic and Southeast Asia. The larvae of at least some genera feed on fruit, such as Byturus, a notable commercial pest of Rubus (blackberries and raspberries) consuming both the fruit and seeds, while others like Xerasia are associated with catkins. The adults are known to feed on developing leaves, flowers and pollen.
There are two subfamilies: Platydascillinae and Byturinae. The distribution of Byturinae is Holarctic. Species of Platydascillinae are found in Southeast Asia.
Classification Subfamilies and genera are as below:C.A. Springer & M.A. Goodrich (1994) A Revision of the Subfamily Platydascillinae (Coleoptera: Byturidae) from Southeast Asia, with Descriptions of Two New Genera and Three New Species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 48: 60-78 Subfamily Byturinae Genus Haematoides Haematoides davidis Fairmaire, 1878 (= Byturodes grahami)Ivie, Michael A. “The Familial Placement of the Genus Haematoides Fairmaire (Coleoptera: Dascillidae, Byturidae).” The Coleopterists Bulletin, vol. 55, no. 3, 2001, pp. 338–40. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4009636. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023. Genus Byturus Byturus affinis Reitter, 1874 Byturus ochraceus (Scriba, 1791) Byturus tomentosus (De Geer, 1774) Byturus unicolor Say, 1823 Byturus wittmeri Sen Gupta Genus Xerasia Xerasia grisescens (Jayne, 1882) Xerasia meschniggi (Reitter, 1905) Xerasia punica Goodrich & Springer, 1988 Xerasia variegata Lewis, 1895 Subfamily Platydascillinae Genus Bispinatus Bispinatus capillatus Springer & Goodrich, 1995 Bispinatus vietnamensis Springer & Goodrich, 1994 Genus Dascillocyphon Dascillocyphon minor Everts, 1909 Genus Platydascillus Platydascillus sumatranus Everts, 1909 Genus Remigera Remigera securiformis Springer & Goodrich, 1994 Remigera spatulata Springer & Goodrich, 1994
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