Cossyphus
Cossyphus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae.[1][2][3] They occur in Eurasia and Africa.[2]
| Cossyphus | |
|---|---|
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| Cossyphus hoffmannseggi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Lagriinae |
| Genus: | Cossyphus Olivier, 1791 |
Species
There are about 33 species and subspecies.[2] Species recorded in Europe include the following:[1]
- Cossyphus algiricus
- Cossyphus dejeani
- Cossyphus hoffmannseggi
- Cossyphus laevis
- Cossyphus minutissimus
- Cossyphus moniliatus
- Cossyphus moniliferus
- Cossyphus rugosulus
- Cossyphus tauricus
References
- "Cossyphus Olivier, 1795". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- Háva, Jiří (2010). "Contribution to the Cossyphus species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Cossiphini)" (PDF). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 10 (1): 61–63.
- Doyen, John T. & Tschinkel, Walter R. (April 1982). "Phenetic and cladistic relationships among tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 7 (2): 127–183. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1982.tb00129.x.
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