Cafius Explained

Cafius is a genus of relatively large rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 8 described species in Cafius found in North America, and approaching 50 globally.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Cafius aguayoi Bierig, 1934
• Cafius bistriatus Er.
• Cafius canescens (Mäklin, 1852)
• Cafius femoralis
• Cafius lithocharinus (LeConte, 1863)
• Cafius luteipennis Le Conte
• Cafius nauticus (Fairmaire, 1849)
• Cafius seminitens Horn
• Cafius sulcicollis (LeConte, 1863)

Further reading

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Cafius
• Arnett, R. H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). (2001). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniaformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida .
• Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cafius Genus Information. BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. 2018-01-25.
2. Web site: Cafius Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-25.