Cybocephalidae Temporal range: | |
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Cybocephalus fodori | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
Cybocephalidae contains the following genera: [7] [8]
The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family of beetles.
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.
Anthribus is a genus of fungus weevils in the family Anthribidae.
Auletobius is a genus of leaf and bud weevils in the family Attelabidae. There are at least 220 described species in Auletobius.
Stenispa is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 20 described species in Stenispa.
Myochrous magnus is a species of leaf beetle. It is found in Central America and North America. It was first described by the American entomologist Charles Frederic August Schaeffer in 1904.
Listronotus is a genus of underwater weevils in the family Curculionidae. There are at least 100 described species in Listronotus.
Euxestidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Cerylonidae. They are around 70 extant species in 10 genera, distributed primarily in the tropical and subtropical regions of Afro-Eurasia. They are found in decomposing wood, leaf litter, ant nests, and the fungus gardens of termites. All species are presumed to be mycophagous.
Throscidae is a family of elateroid beetles found worldwide with around 150 species in 5 extant genera. The larvae are soil-dwelling, siphoning fluid from mycorrhizae attached to trees. The adults are short-lived, with the adult males being noted for a complex mating dance. Like some other elateroids, they are capable of clicking.
Lepidophorus inquinatus is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Limnichoderus ovatus is a species of beetle in Limnichidae, a family with the vernacular name "minute marsh-loving beetles".
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.
Amphicrossus is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are about nine described species in Amphicrossus.
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.