Antherophagus is a genus of silken fungus beetles in the family Cryptophagidae. There are at least four described species in Antherophagus.
ITIS Taxonomic note: The genus name Antherophagus has been variously attributed to Dejean 1821:45 (e.g., Leschen 1996:587) or to Latreille 1829:507 (e.g., Bousquet 1989:12). Under the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Dejean's use is now considered valid by indication with the type species being designated by Westwood, as cited by Leschen (pers. comm., Dr. Paul Skelley, January 2013).
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Antherophagus:
Antherophagus canescens Erichson, 1846 Antherophagus convexulus LeConte, 1863 Antherophagus megalops Wickham, 1913 Antherophagus ochraceus Melsheimer, 1844 Antherophagus pallens (Fabricius, 1781) Antherophagus pallens (Linnaeus, 1758) Antherophagus pallidivestis Casey, 1900 Antherophagus priscus Scudder, 1876 Antherophagus silaceus (Herbst, 1792) Antherophagus similis Curtis, 1835 Antherophagus suturalis Mäklin, 1853
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