Cypherotylus Explained
Cypherotylus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles in the family Erotylidae. There are over 30 described species in Cypherotylus. It frequently appears in the literature under the name "Gibbifer", but this name is permanently unavailable under ICZN Article 11.4, as are all of Voet's names.[1]
Species
- Cypherotylus aeneoniger Crotch, 1876
- Cypherotylus alutaceus (Gorham, 1888)
- Cypherotylus annulatus (Lacordaire, 1842)
- Cypherotylus annulipes (Guérin-Méneville, 1841)
- Cypherotylus anthracinus (Gorham, 1888)
- Cypherotylus apiatus (Lacordaire, 1842)
- Cypherotylus apicalis Crotch, 1876
- Cypherotylus armillatus (Erichson, 1847)
- Cypherotylus ater (Kirsch, 1876)
- Cypherotylus badeni (Dohrn, 1883)
- Cypherotylus boisduvalii (Chevrolat, 1834)
- Cypherotylus californicus (Lacordaire, 1842) (blue fungus beetle)
- Cypherotylus camelus (Guérin-Méneville, 1841)
- Cypherotylus debauvei (Demay, 1838)
- Cypherotylus dromedarius (Lacordaire, 1842)
- Cypherotylus elevatus (Fabricius, 1801)
- Cypherotylus fenestratus (Gorham, 1888)
- Cypherotylus gaumeri (Gorham, 1888)
- Cypherotylus gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1763)
- Cypherotylus goryi (Guérin-Méneville, 1841)
- Cypherotylus gracilis (Kuhnt, 1908)
- Cypherotylus guatemalae Crotch, 1876
- Cypherotylus impressopunctatus Crotch, 1873
- Cypherotylus impunctatus Crotch, 1876
- Cypherotylus irroratus (Kuhnt, 1908)
- Cypherotylus jacquieri (Lacordaire, 1842)
- Cypherotylus jansoni Crotch, 1873
- Cypherotylus maximus Crotch, 1876
- Cypherotylus miliaris (Lacordaire, 1842)
- Cypherotylus patellatus (Gorham, 1888)
- Cypherotylus sphacelatus (Fabricius, 1801)
- Cypherotylus sticticus (Erichson, 1847)
- Cypherotylus stillatus (Kirsch, 1865)
- Cypherotylus variolosus Crotch, 1876
- Cypherotylus vicinus (Guérin-Méneville, 1841)
- Cypherotylus zebu (Kirsch, 1876)
Further reading
- Book: Erotylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) phylogey and review. 2003. Leschen . Richard A. B.. . Manaaki Whenua Press. Fauna of New Zealand. 47. 978-0-478-09350-6. 0111-5383.
- Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.
Notes and References
- Krell, F-T. (2012) On nomenclature and synonymy of Trichius rosaceus, T. gallicus, and T. zonatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini). Zootaxa 3278: 61–68.
