Corticeus cephalotes explained

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Bremer. Hans J. . Lillig. Martin . 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 . 2007. 195–203. 2021-07-03 . ResearchGate.
2. Bremer. Hans J.. The species of Corticeus Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783 of the Papuan faunal area. Part IV (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Hypophlaeini) . Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft . 105. 5–39. 2015. 2021-07-03 . Zobodat.