Ephistemus

Ephistemus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucujoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Cucujoidea

Familia: Cryptophagidae
Subfamilia: Atomariinae
Tribus: Atomariini
Genus: Ephistemus
Species: E. apicalis – E. cactophilus – E. confinis – E. dimidiatus – E. distans – E. exiguus – E. globulus – E. gyrinoides – E. nigriclavis – E. ovulus – E. perminutus – E. punctatus – E. reitteri – E. splendens

Name

Ephistemus Stephens, 1829 [attributed to 'Westwood MSS.']

Gender

masculine

Type species

• Dermestes gyrinoides Marsham, 1802, by monotypy [the two other nominally included species were nomina nuda]

References

• Stephens, J.F. 1829: A systematic catalogue of British insects: being an attempt to arrange all the hitherto discovered indigenous insects in accordance with their natural affinities. London: Baldwin and Cradock. Internet Archive BHL
• Leschen, R.A.B. 1996: Phylogeny and revision of the genera of Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). University of Kansas Science Bulletin 55(15): 549–634. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 619]
• Leschen, R.A.B.; Lawrence, J.F.; Kuschel, G.; Thorpe, S.; Wang, Q. 2003: Coleoptera genera of New Zealand. New Zealand entomologist, 26: 15–28.
• Stephens, J.F. 1829b: Illustrations of British entomology; or, a synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions. Mandibulata. Vol. II. London: Baldwin and Cradock.

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