Ganascus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Subclassis: Pterygota
Divisio: Neoptera
Subdivisio: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Tenebrionoidea
Familia: Aderidae
Genus: Ganascus
Species: G. ptinoides - G. ventricosus

Name

Ganascus Casey, 1895

Synonyms

* Ganascus Casey, 1895: 803
* Sandytes Casey, 1895: 806 [syn. Werner (1990: 190)]

Type species

* Ganascus Casey: Xylophilus ventricosus LeConte, 1875, by subsequent designation by Werner (1990: 190)
* Sandytes Casey: Xylophilus ptinoides Schwarz, 1878, by monotypy

References

* Werner, F.G. 1990: Revision of the Aderidae of eastern North America. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 98: 187–232. JSTOR