Clypastraea is a genus of minute hooded beetles in the family Corylophidae. There are more than 20 described species in Clypastraea.[1][2][3]

Clypastraea
Clypastraea pusilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Corylophidae
Tribe: Parmulini
Genus: Clypastraea
Haldeman, 1842
Synonyms[1]
  • Clypeastodes Casey, 1900
  • Molamba Casey, 1900
  • Sacium LeConte, 1852

Species edit

These 23 species belong to the genus Clypastraea:

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Clypastraea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Clypastraea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading edit

  • Slipinski, Adam; Tomaszewska, Wioletta; Lawrence, John F. (2009). "Phylogeny and classification of Corylophidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) with descriptions of new genera and larvae". Systematic Entomology. 34 (3): 409–433. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00471.x.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.

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