Curelius

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Curelius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cryptophagidae
Tribe: Atomariini
Genus:Curelius
Casey, 1900

Curelius is a genus of silken fungus beetles in the family Cryptophagidae. There are at least two described species in Curelius. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Cryptophagidae Family of beetles

Cryptophagidae is a family of beetles with representatives found in all ecozones. Members of this family are commonly called silken fungus beetles and both adults and larvae appear to feed exclusively on fungi although in a wide variety of habitats and situations, such as rotting wood and shed animal fur and feathers. These beetles vary from about 1 to 11 millimeters long, and usually have an oval body shape with a slight "waist".

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Species

These two species belong to the genus Curelius:

Curelius japonicus is a species of silken fungus beetle in the family Cryptophagidae. It is found in North America.

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Curelius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Curelius". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. 1 2 "Curelius". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. 1 2 "Curelius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ↑ "Curelius Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

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