Rypobius Explained

Rypobius is a genus of minute hooded beetles in the family Corylophidae. There are about five described species in Rypobius.

Species

These five species belong to the genus Rypobius:

• Rypobius brevicornis Matthews, 1899
• Rypobius fiorianus (Matthews, 1886)
• Rypobius marinus LeConte, 1852
• Rypobius minutus Casey, 1900
• Rypobius praetermissus Bowestead, 1999

Further reading

• Remarks upon the Coccinellidae of the United States. 1852. LeConte . J. L.. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6. 129–145. 4058913.
• Phylogeny and classification of Corylophidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) with descriptions of new genera and larvae. 2009. Slipinski . Adam. Tomaszewska . Wioletta. Lawrence . John F.. Systematic Entomology. 34. 3. 409–433. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00471.x. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.