Cybocephalidae

In today's world, Cybocephalidae has become a topic of great relevance and discussion in various areas. Its impact has reached both a personal and global level, generating deep interest and curiosity in those seeking to understand its nature and consequences. From its origins to its present day, Cybocephalidae has played a fundamental role in society, significantly influencing the way in which people interact, relate and face the challenges of everyday life. In this article, we will further explore the impact of Cybocephalidae, analyze its evolution over time, and examine its relevance today.

Cybocephalidae
Temporal range:
Cybocephalus fodori
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Genera

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

  • Amedissia Kirejtshuk & Mantič, 2015 – Central and South America
  • Apastillus Kirejtshuk & Mantič, 2015 – Japan
  • Conglobatus T. R. Smith, 2020 – Central America, South America and the West Indies.
  • Cybocephalus Erichson, 1844 – Worldwide
  • Endrodiellus Enrödy-Younga, 1962 – Madagascar
  • Eupastillus Lawrence, 2019 – Australia
  • Hierronius Enrödy-Younga, 1968 – Madeira and Canary Islands
  • Horadion Enrödy-Younga, 1976 – Eastern Africa and southern Asia
  • Microthomas T. R. Smith, 2020 – Bolivia
  • Pacicephalus Kirejtshuk & Mantič, 2015 – Micronesia
  • †Pastillocenicus Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2008 – French Eocene amber
  • Pastillodes Enrödy-Younga, 1968 – Northern Africa
  • Pastillus Enrödy-Younga, 1962 – Tropical and southern Africa
  • Pycnocephalus Sharp, 1891 – Mexico, Central America and South America
  • Taxicephomerus Kirejtshuk, 1994 – Vietnam
  • Theticephalus Kirejtshuk, 1988 – Northern Africa, Middle East and Central Asia

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.

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
  • Kellogg, Vernon L. (1905). American insects. H. Holt.
  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Leng, Charles W. (1920). Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr.
  • Crotch, G.R. (1873). Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency.
  • Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
  • Gillott, Cedric (1980). Entomology. Plenum Press. ISBN 0-306-40366-8.
  • Donald J. Borror; Roger Tory Peterson; Richard E. White (1998). A Field Guide to Insects. Houghton Mifflin.
  • Blatchley, W.S. (1910). An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub.
  • Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.


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