Cafius is a genus of relatively large rove beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about 8 described species in Cafius found in North America, and approaching 50 globally.[1][2]
| Cafius | |
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| Cafius algophilus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Tribe: | Staphylinini |
| Subtribe: | Philonthina |
| Genus: | Cafius Curtis, 1826 |
Species
edit- Cafius aguayoi Bierig, 1934
- Cafius bistriatus Er.
- Cafius canescens (Mäklin, 1852)
- Cafius femoralis
- Cafius lithocharinus (LeConte, 1863)
- Cafius luteipennis Le Conte
- Cafius nauticus (Fairmaire, 1849)
- Cafius seminitens Horn
- Cafius sulcicollis (LeConte, 1863)
References
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- ^ "Cafius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Cafius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
Further reading
edit- NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Cafius
- Arnett, R. H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas (eds.). (2001). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniaformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida ISBN 0-8493-1925-0.
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
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