Sericoderus Explained

Sericoderus is a genus of minute hooded beetles in the family Corylophidae. There are about 12 described species in Sericoderus.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Sericoderus:

• Anisomeristes castaneus (Reitter, 1877)
• Sericoderus basalis Sharp in Blackburn & Sharp, 1885
• Sericoderus brevicornis Matthews, 1890
• Sericoderus debilis Casey, 1900
• Sericoderus flavidus LeConte, 1852
• Sericoderus lateralis (Gyllenhal, 1827)
• Sericoderus minutus Matthews, 1894
• Sericoderus obscurus LeConte, 1852
• Sericoderus pecirkanus Reitter, 1908
• Sericoderus pubipennis Sharp in Blackburn & Sharp, 1885
• Sericoderus quadratus Casey, 1900
• Sericoderus subtilis LeConte, 1852

Further reading

• Book: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. 4. 978-87-88757-67-5.
• 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.