Cybocephalidae

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Cybocephalidae
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
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Cybocephalus fodori
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Cybocephalidae
Jacquelin du Val, 1858

Cybocephalidae is a family of sap, bark and fungus beetles in the order Coleoptera with a wide global distribution. The type genus Cybocephalus has more than 200 species in it and the entire family has about 220 species in all. [1] [2] [3] [4] Many species are predators of armoured scale insects (Diaspididae). [5] There are four tarsal segments on all the legs. The body is only slightly longer than wide and very convex and shiny. They are small and about 1 to 3 mm long. The insect can roll into a ball like position with its downward facing head. The tarsomeres are lobed underneath. The family is sometimes treated as a subfamily within the Nitidulidae. [6]

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Genera

Cybocephalidae contains the following genera: [7] [8]

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Cybocephalus is a genus of beetles in the family Cybocephalidae, previously belonging to the subfamily Cybocephalinae of the family Nitidulidae, and comprising over 200 described species.

<i>Anthribus</i> Genus of beetles

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<i>Auletobius</i> Genus of beetles

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<i>Stenispa</i> Genus of beetles

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<i>Listronotus</i> Genus of beetles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Euxestidae</span> Family of beetles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Throscidae</span> Family of beetles

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<i>Lepidophorus inquinatus</i> Species of beetle

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Metachroma orientale is a species of leaf beetle. It is found in coastal states in the United States, ranging from Texas to Florida to Massachusetts. Its length is between 3.5 and 4.7 mm.

Glyptina spuria is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.

Calligrapha alnicola is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.

Hydroporus rectus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America.

Cybocephalus nigritulus is a species of sap, bark and fungus beetles in the family Cybocephalidae. It is found in North America. It can grow to be 1.0 mm to 1.55 mm in size.

<i>Amphicrossus</i> Genus of beetles

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Cybocephalus californicus is a species of beetle in the family Cybocephalidae. It is found in North America. It can grow to be 0.95 mm to 1.30 mm in size.

Cybocephalus randalli is a species of beetle in the family Cybocephalidae. It is found in North America.

Cybocephalus nipponicus is a species of beetle in the family Cybocephalidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, Oceania, and Southern Asia. It can grow to be 1 mm to 1.35 mm in size.

References

  1. "Cybocephalidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. "Cybocephalidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. "Cybocephalidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. "Browse Cybocephalidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  5. Smith, Trevor Randall; Bailey, Rafique (2007). "A New Species of Cybocephalus (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae) from Taiwan and a New Distribution Record for Cybocephalus nipponicus". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 61 (4): 503–508. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2007)61[503:ANSOCC]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR   27571054. S2CID   85997411.
  6. Lawrence, John F.; Slipinski, Adam (2013). Australian Beetles. Volume I. Morphology, Classification and Keys. CSIRO. pp. 325–327.
  7. Smith, Trevor Randall (25 December 2020). "Description of two new genera and a taxonomic key to the world genera of Cybocephalidae (Coleoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 0834: 1–24.
  8. Smith, Trevor Randall (26 March 2021). "A catalogue of the Cybocephalidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) of the world". Insecta Mundi. 0858: 1–16.

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