Ascioplaga Explained

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.^{[1] [2]} The Australian species, Ascioplaga scalena, was originally described as a species of Adinolepis, and was transferred to Ascioplaga in 2009.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Rodríguez-Mirón. G.M.. López-Pérez. S.. 2019. A new reticulated beetle (Coleoptera: Cupedidae) from Mexico with a catalogue of Cupedidae species of the world. Zootaxa. 4567. 1. 147–160. 10.11646/zootaxa.4567.1.8. 92211457 .
2. Book: Lawrence. J.F.. Escalona. H.E.. 2019. 3. Cupedidae Laporte, 1836. 8–12. Ślipiński. A.. Lawrence. J.F.. Australian Beetles Volume 2: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga (part). Csiro Publishing. 9780643097315. https://books.google.com/books?id=p3W7DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA8.
3. Hörnschemeyer. T.. 2009. The species-level phylogeny of archostematan beetles-where do Micromalthus debilis and Crowsoniella relicta belong?. Systematic Entomology. 34. 3. 533–558. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00476.x. 2009SysEn..34..533H . 84795808 .