- Syn. Colpius LeConte 1861:40, by Spangler and Folkerts (1973)
- Type species: Colpius inflatus LeConte 1863:22
The genus Suphis is Nearctic and Neotorpical in distribution and contains 11 species. Spangler and Folkerts (1973) describe the larva of Suphis inflatus.
Checklist of Suphis
WorldUS, US Territories, and Canada
Key to Species of Suphis
Grosso (1994) keys 10 species, omitting only the nearctic Suphis inflatus LeConte 1863:22.
Literature Cited
Grosso, L. E.
- 1994. Revision de las especies neotropicales del genero Suphis Aube, con la description de S. Ticky n. sp. (Coleoptera - Noteridae). [Revision of the newtropical species of the genus Suphis Aube (Coleoptera- Noteridae)]. Acta Zool. Lilloana 42(2):225-238.
- 1955. Note systematique sur le genere Suphis Aube. Bull. Inst. Royal Sci. Nat. Belgique 31(57):1-7.
- 1973. Reassignment of Colpius inflatus and a description of its larva (Coleoptera: Noteridae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 86(43):501-510.
A portion of this treatment was adapted from a manuscript prepared by R. E. Roughley, University of Manitoba.
Revised 13 December 1995
Warren U. Brigham
brigham@wub.igis.uiuc.edu