Curelius is a genus of silken fungus beetles in the family Cryptophagidae. There are at least two described species in Curelius.[1][2][3]
| Curelius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cryptophagidae |
| Tribe: | Atomariini |
| Genus: | Curelius Casey, 1900 |
Species edit
These two species belong to the genus Curelius:
- Curelius exiguus (Erichson, 1846)
- Curelius japonicus (Reitter, 1877)
References edit
- ^ "Curelius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Curelius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Curelius genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
Further reading edit
- Leschen, Richard A. B. (1996). "Phylogeny and Revision of the Genera of Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". The University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 55 (15): 549–634. ISSN 0022-8850.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.