The Cupedidae are a small family of beetles, notable for the square pattern of "windows" on their elytra, which give the family their common name of reticulated beetles.
Jurodidae is a family of beetles that was originally described for the extinct genus Jurodes, known from the Middle-Late Jurassic of Asia. In 1996, a living species, Sikhotealinia zhiltzovae was discovered in the Sikhote-Alin mountains in southeastern Siberia, and assigned to this family. Their placement is uncertain, but are usually considered archostematans. In one study, Sikhotealinia and Jurodes were considered a sister group to all other archostematan beetles. However, other authors have considered their placement within beetles as a whole uncertain, due to their mix characteristics of typical Archostemata, as well as Polyphaga and Adephaga.
Adinolepis is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae containing four species, all endemic to Australia. A fifth species, Adinolepis scalena, was transferred to Ascioplaga in 2009.
Ascioplaga is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae, containing two species endemic to New Caledonia and one described from northern Queensland in Australia. The Australian species, Ascioplaga scalena, was originally described as a species of Adinolepis, and was transferred to Ascioplaga in 2009.
Cupes is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae. The Cupedidae are typical “reticulate” or “net-winged” beetles with incompletely sclerotized elytra that produce the characteristic reticulate appearance.
Priacma is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae. It contains a single extant species, Priacma serrata native to western North America and one fossil species, P. megapuncta from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber. Species previously assigned to the genus from the Yixian Formation of China have been subsequently placed in the separate genus Apriacma.
Rhipsideigma is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae. It contains five species, four of which are endemic to Madagascar, the other being endemic to the northern coast of Tanzania. They vary in length from 13 mm to 20 mm, and are up to 6 mm wide.
Tenomerga is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae. This genus has about 17 extant species, which are native to the eastern Palearctic, Nearctic and Oriental regions.
Crowsoniella is a genus of beetles in the order Archostemata. It contains only a single species, Crowsoniella relicta, and is the only member of the monotypic family Crowsoniellidae. It is known only from three male specimens collected in 1973 in the Lepini mountains of central Italy by Roberto Pace. In a degraded pasture, the beetles were found among the roots of a large hawthorn tree, in deep calcareous soil. No other specimens have been found since.
Macroantonaria is a genus of beetles in the family Megalopodidae. It contains only one species, Macroantonaria robustipes, found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Mastostethus is a genus of beetles in the family Megalopodidae, containing the following species:
Nickimerus is a genus of beetles in the family Megalopodidae. It contains only one species, Nickimerus setosus, found in Brazil.
Microphotus is a genus of fireflies in the family Lampyridae. Microphotus are usually found in the southwestern region of the United States of America and adjoining parts of Mexico. There are seven described species in Microphotus in the United States and three more in Mexico.
Priacma serrata is a species of reticulated beetle in the family Cupedidae. It is native to western North America. It is the only extant species in the genus Priacma. Members of the species live in coniferous forests, and are found under loose tree bark. The species is sexually dimorphic, with the rarely collected females being much larger than males. Males vary in size between 9.6 and 12.5 mm. The males of the species are noted to be strongly attracted to the odor of bleach. Dissections of adult males have consistently found empty intestines, with the digestive tract so withered in places that no food could pass through regardless. Collections suggest that adult emergence is highly episodic, with large numbers of adults emerging in sporadic events.
Ischyrosonychini is a tribe of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 7 genera and at least 70 described species in Ischyrosonychini.
Tenomerga cinerea is a species of reticulated beetle in the family Cupedidae. It is found in North America.
Prolixocupes lobiceps is a species of reticulated beetle in the family Cupedidae. It is found in North America.
Lynchius megacephalus, also known as the big-headed Andes frog, is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to Ecuador and only known from its type locality, Ecological Conservation Area Tinajillas-Río Gualaceño in the Morona-Santiago Province. The specific name megacephalus refers to the relatively large head of this frog.
Paraphotinus is a genus of central American fireflies, distinguished from the closely related Photinus by the presence of ventral branches in their aedeagal parameres. It was recently elevated to genus level.
Pyropyga alticola is a species of firefly in the beetle family Lampyridae. It is found natively in Central America.
