| Dasydactylus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Tribe: | Languriini |
| Genus: | Dasydactylus Gorham, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Dasydactylus buprestoides Gorham, 1887 | |
Dasydactylus is an American genus in the pleasing fungus beetle family (Erotylidae). They belong to the lizard beetle tribe Languriini of subfamily Languriinae; formerly, their subfamily was considered a distinct family, and their tribe up-ranked to subfamily status, whereas some recent authors prefer to merge Languriinae into subfamily Erotylinae.
The roughly 25-30 members of this genus are essentially restricted to Central America, with only one species ranging north into southernmost Texas and a few records from northern Colombia. They are small beetles, about one-quarter to half an inch long (6-10 mm), with an elongated and slender shape, blackish with a metallic sheen, and in some species contrasting red areas.
Species in this genus include:
- Dasydactylus aeneopiceus[verification needed] Gorham, 1898
- Dasydactylus buprestoides[verification needed] Gorham, 1887
- Dasydactylus chalceus (Crotch)[verification needed]
- Dasydactylus cnici Schaeffer, 1904
- Dasydactylus glabricollis Gorham[verification needed]
- Dasydactylus puncticeps Gorham[verification needed]
- Dasydactylus sellatus (Crotch)[verification needed]
Dasydactylus nitidus and D.ventralis are synonyms of Langurites lineatus, while the nomen nudum "Dasydactylus rubioanea" refers to a specimen of Goniolanguria latipes.
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