Corticeus cephalotes

Corticeus cephalotes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Tenebrionidae
Genus:	Corticeus
Species:	C. cephalotes
Binomial name
	Corticeus cephalotes; (Gebien, 1913)
Synonyms
	Hypophloeus cephalotes Gebien, 1913; Corticeus cephalotes (Gebien, 1914); Hypophloeus cornutus Pic, 1914; Hypophloeus palawanus Pic, 1945; Hypophloeus cornutus var. subcastaneus Pic, 1945; Hypophloeus andaiensis Pic, 1946;

Corticeus (Stenophloeus) cephalotes is a species of darkling beetle distributed all over Oriental region and Vanuatu.^[1]

Description

The species can be identified separately from other related species from the distinct, longitudinal elevations on clypeus, which terminate anterior in a sharp corner or point. The body length is about 3.14 to 4.46 mm.^[2]

References

^ Bremer, Hans J.; Lillig, Martin (2007). "Species of Corticeus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783 of the Madagascan faunal area – Part II. Distribution of species and determination key (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Hypophlaeini)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 127 (4): 195–203. Retrieved 2021-07-03 – via ResearchGate.
^ Bremer, Hans J. (2015). "The species of Corticeus Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783 of the Papuan faunal area. Part IV (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Hypophlaeini)" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 105: 5–39. Retrieved 2021-07-03 – via Zobodat.

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[1] Bremer, Hans J.; Lillig, Martin (2007). "Species of Corticeus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783 of the Madagascan faunal area – Part II. Distribution of species and determination key (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Hypophlaeini)". Entomologische Zeitschrift. 127 (4): 195–203. Retrieved 2021-07-03 – via ResearchGate.

[2] Bremer, Hans J. (2015). "The species of Corticeus Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783 of the Papuan faunal area. Part IV (Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Hypophlaeini)" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 105: 5–39. Retrieved 2021-07-03 – via Zobodat.

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