Aderus

Aderus
Aderus populneus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Aderidae
Genus: Aderus
Westwood, 1829
Type species
Lytta boleti
Marsham, 1802
Synonyms
  • Hylophilus Berthold, 1827 not Temminck, 1822
  • Xylophilus Latreille, 1829 not Mannerheim, 1823
  • Phomalus Casey, 1895

Aderus is a genus of leaf beetles of the family Aderidae that resemble ants. The genus was named by John Obadiah Westwood in 1829.

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