Ephistemus is a genus comprising several species of beetles. It is contained in the family Cryptophagidae. Species within this genus include the silken fungus beetle (Ephistemus globulus)[1] and E. reitteri.[2]

Ephistemus
Ephistemus globulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cryptophagidae
Genus: Ephistemus
Stephens, 1829

References edit

  1. ^ Johnson, W. F. (1907). "Notes on Coleoptera Collected during 1906". The Irish Naturalist. 16 (6): 201–203. ISSN 2009-2598.
  2. ^ "Ephistemus Stephens, 1829". www.gbif.org.