Cupes
| Cupes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Archostemata |
| Family: | Cupedidae |
| Genus: | Cupes Fabricius, 1801 |
| Species: | C. capitatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cupes capitatus Fabricius, 1801 | |
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.[1]
Cupes is a monotypic genus that contains the single species Cupes capitatus.[2] This beetle is native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States. The adult is 7.8 millimeters long on average. It is red to gray-brown in color with a bright orange head that is molded into several knobby protuberances.[3]
References
- ↑ Hörnschemeyer, T. 2010. Cupedidae Laporte 1836. Version 23 December 2010. The Tree of Life Web Project.
- ↑ Arnett, R.H., Jr. & M. C. Thomas, eds. American Beetles, Volume 1: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001. p.20.
- ↑ Hörnschemeyer, T. 2010. Cupes capitatus Fabricius 1801. Version 17 December 2010. The Tree of Life Web Project.
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