More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Tytthonyxini Soldier Beetles
Tribe Tytthonyxini
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)
-Elateriform Beetles (Infraorder Elateriformia)
-Click, Firefly, and Soldier Beetles (Superfamily Elateroidea)
-Soldier Beetles (Family Cantharidae)
-Subfamily Silinae
-Tribe Tytthonyxini
-Genus Tytthonyx
Tytthonyx is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. These beetles are usually found in warm, temperate to tropical regions and, like many cantharids, are thought to play ecological roles as both pollinators and predators. Adults are often seen on flowers, where they feed on nectar and pollen, while their larvae are likely ground-dwelling predators of small invertebrates.


