Discheramocephalus brucei

Discheramocephalus brucei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Ptiliidae
Genus:	Discheramocephalus
Species:	D. brucei
Binomial name
	Discheramocephalus brucei; Grebennikov, 2007

Last updated December 18, 2025

Discheramocephalus brucei is a species of feather-winged beetle, the smallest beetles on earth, first found in Cameroon.^[1]

References

↑ Grebennikov, Vasily V. "How small you can go: Factors limiting body miniaturization in winged insects with a review of the pantropical genus Discheramocephalus and description of six new species of the smallest beetles (Pterygota: Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)." European Journal of Entomology105.2 (2008): 313.

Grebennikov, Vasily V. "Discheramocephalini, a new pantropical tribe of featherwing beetles (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae): description of new taxa and phylogenetic analysis." Systematic Entomology 34.1 (2009): 113–136.
Grebennikov, Vasily V., and Richard AB Leschen. "External exoskeletal cavities in Coleoptera and their possible mycangial functions." Entomological Science 13.1 (2010): 81–98.

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[1] Grebennikov, Vasily V. "How small you can go: Factors limiting body miniaturization in winged insects with a review of the pantropical genus Discheramocephalus and description of six new species of the smallest beetles (Pterygota: Coleoptera: Ptiliidae)." European Journal of Entomology105.2 (2008): 313.

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Discheramocephalus brucei

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