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Cupes
''Cupes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae. The Cupedidae are typical “reticulate” or “net-winged” beetles with incompletely sclerotized elytra that produce the characteristic reticulate appearance. ''Cupes'' contains a single living species '' Cupes capitatus'' and a number of extinct species described from fossils dating from the Pliocene to the Paleocene. ''C. capitatus'' is native to eastern North America, while the fossils are described from China and Europe. ''C. capitatus'' adults are long on average with red to gray-brown body color and a bright orange head that is molded into several knobby protuberances.Hörnschemeyer, T. 2010''Cupes capitatus'' Fabricius 1801.Version 17 December 2010. The Tree of Life Web Project. Species *'' Cupes capitatus'' Fabricius, 1801 (extant eastern North America) *†''Cupes distinctissimus'' Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2016 (Thanetian, Menat Formation France) *†''Cupes eckfeldensis'' (Tröster, 1993) (Eocene, Eckfelder Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cupes Ponomarenkoi
''Cupes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae. The Cupedidae are typical “reticulate” or “net-winged” beetles with incompletely sclerotized elytra that produce the characteristic reticulate appearance. ''Cupes'' contains a single Extant taxon, living species ''Cupes capitatus'' and a number of extinct species described from fossils dating from the Pliocene to the Paleocene. ''C. capitatus'' is native to eastern North America, while the fossils are described from China and Europe. ''C. capitatus'' adults are long on average with red to gray-brown body color and a bright orange head that is molded into several knobby protuberances.Hörnschemeyer, T. 2010''Cupes capitatus'' Fabricius 1801.Version 17 December 2010. The Tree of Life Web Project. Species *''Cupes capitatus'' Fabricius, 1801 (extant eastern North America) *†''Cupes distinctissimus'' Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2016 (Thanetian, Menat Formation France) *†''Cupes eckfeldensis'' (Tröster, 1993) (Eocene, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |