Corticeus cephalotes

Corticeus (Stenophloeus) cephalotes is a species of darkling beetle distributed all over Oriental region and Vanuatu.[1]

Corticeus cephalotes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Corticeus
Species:
C. cephalotes
Binomial name
Corticeus cephalotes
(Gebien, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Hypophloeus cephalotes Gebien, 1913
  • Corticeus cephalotes (Gebien, 1914)
  • Hypophloeus cornutus Pic, 1914
  • Hypophloeus palawanus Pic, 1945
  • Hypophloeus cornutus var. subcastaneus Pic, 1945
  • Hypophloeus andaiensis Pic, 1946

Description

The species can be identified separately from other related species from the distinct, longitudinal elevations on clypeus, which terminate anterior in a sharp corner or point. The body length is about 3.14 to 4.46 mm.[2]

References
  1. Bremer, Hans J.; Lillig, Martin (2007). "Species of Corticeus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783 of the Madagascan faunal area – Part II. Distribution of species and determination key (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Hypophlaeini)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 127 (4): 195–203. Retrieved 2021-07-03 – via ResearchGate.
  2. Bremer, Hans J. (2015). "The species of Corticeus Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783 of the Papuan faunal area. Part IV (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Hypophlaeini)" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 105: 5–39. Retrieved 2021-07-03 – via Zobodat.
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