Cafius

Cafius
Cafius algophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Tribe:	Staphylinini
Subtribe:	Philonthina
Genus:	Cafius Curtis, 1826

Cafius is a genus of relatively large rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 8 described species in Cafius found in North America, and approaching 50 globally. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Cafius aguayoi Bierig, 1934
• Cafius bistriatus Er.
• Cafius canescens (Mäklin, 1852)
• Cafius femoralis
• Cafius lithocharinus (LeConte, 1863)
• Cafius luteipennis Le Conte
• Cafius nauticus (Fairmaire, 1849)
• Cafius seminitens Horn
• Cafius sulcicollis (LeConte, 1863)

References

• Insects portal

1. "Cafius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
2. "Cafius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

Further reading

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Cafius
• Arnett, R. H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). (2001). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniaformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida ISBN   0-8493-1925-0.
• Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.