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Astylus

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Astylus
Astylus atromaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Melyridae
Subfamily: Melyrinae
Tribe: Astylini
Genus: Astylus
Laporte, 1836
Astylus gayi

Astylus is a genus of beetles in the family Melyridae. More than 110 species have been described in Astylus. They are found in Central and South America.[1][2][3][4]

One species, Astylus atromaculatus, known as the spotted maize beetle, is indigenous to Argentina and neighbouring countries, but has been accidentally imported into the warmer regions of South Africa, where it has become an invasive crop pest.[5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Astylus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  2. ^ Constantin, Robert (2011). "A contribution to the genus Astylus Laporte de Castelnau, 1836, in Ecuador, with descriptions of three new species (Coleoptera, Melyridae)". Entomologica Basiliensia et Collectionis Frey. 33.
  3. ^ Champion, George Charles (1918). "Notes on various species of the American genus Astylus, Cast., with descriptions of their sexual characters [Coleoptera]". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 2 (10): 337–367. doi:10.1080/00222931808562378.
  4. ^ Bocakova, M.; Constantin, R.; Bocak, L. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of the melyrid lineage (Coleoptera: Cleroidea)". Cladistics. 28 (2): 117–129. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00368.x. PMID 34861761. S2CID 84573298.
  5. ^ Annecke, D. R.; Moran, V. C. (1982). Insects and mites of cultivated plants in South Africa. London: Butterworths. ISBN 0-409-08398-4.
  6. ^ Van den Berg, J., Torto, B., Pickett, J. A., Smart, L. E., Wadhams, L. J. and Woodcock, C. M. 2008. Influence of visual and olfactory cues on field trapping of the pollen beetle, Astylus atromaculatus (Col.: Melyridae). Journal of Applied Entomology 132(6): 490 – 496.