Subspecies-chiasticus
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Ischyrus quadripunctatus
four-spotted fungus beetle
Ischyrus quadripunctatus, commonly known as the four-spotted fungus beetle, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. The species is broadly distributed across the Americas, occurring in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. It is one of two recognized subspecies, with Ischyrus quadripunctatus quadripunctatus (Olivier, 1791) as the nominate form and Ischyrus quadripunctatus chiasticus Boyle, 1954 as a subordinate taxon. Several junior synonyms have been synonymized under this species, including I. graphicus, I. subcylindricus, and I. puncticollis.