''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
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
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
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Cupes capitatus''
Fabricius, 1801 (extant eastern North America)
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Cupes distinctissimus''
Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2016 (
Thanetian,
Menat Formation
The Menat Formation is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleocene. It is a maar deposit located on top of an ancient volcano, the extent is very localised with the outcropping area being around 600 by 1000 ...
France)
*†''
Cupes eckfeldensis''
(Tröster, 1993) (
Eocene,
Eckfelder Maar, Germany)
*†''
Cupes golovatchi''
Kirejtshuk 2020 (Eocene, Eckfelder Maar, Germany)
*†''
Cupes groehni''
Kirejtshuk, 2005 (
Priabonian
The Priabonian is, in the ICS's geologic timescale, the latest age or the upper stage of the Eocene Epoch or Series. It spans the time between . The Priabonian is preceded by the Bartonian and is followed by the Rupelian, the lowest stage of t ...
,
Baltic amber)
*†''
Cupes hoffeinsorum''
Kirejtshuk, 2005 (Priabonian, Baltic amber)
*†''
Cupes kerneggeri''
Kirejtshuk, 2005 (Priabonian, Baltic amber)
*†''
Cupes komissari''
Kirejtshuk, 2005 (Priabonian, Baltic amber)
*†''
Cupes legalovi''
Kirejtshuk 2020 (Eocene, Eckfelder Maar, Germany)
*†''
Cupes longus''
Hong & Wang, 1987 (
Burdigalian,
Shangwan Formation, China)
*†''
Cupes lutzi''
Kirejtshuk 2020 (Eocene, Eckfelder Maar, Germany)
*†''
Cupes manifestus''
Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2010 (Thanetian, Menat Formation, France)
*†''
Cupes messelensis''
(Tröster, 1993) (
Lutetian,
Messel pit, Germany)
*†''
Cupes nabozhenkoi''
Kirejtshuk 2020 (Lutetian, Messel pit, Germany)
*†''
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 sin ...
''
Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2010 (Ypresian,
Oise amber, France)
*†''
Cupes praeglacialis''
Gersdorf, 1976 (
Piacenzian
The Piacenzian is in the international geologic time scale the upper stage (stratigraphy), stage or latest age (geology), age of the Pliocene. It spans the time between 3.6 ± 0.005 year#SI prefix multipliers, Ma and 2.588 ± 0.005 Ma (million yea ...
, Germany)
*†''
Cupes rohdendorfi''
Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1960 (Priabonian, Baltic amber)
*†''
Cupes simillimus''
Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2016 (Thanetian, France)
*†''
Cupes tessellatus''
Motschulsky, 1856 (Priabonian, Baltic amber)
*†''
Cupes wedmannae''
Kirejtshuk 2020 (Lutetian, Messel pit, Germany)
*†''
Cupes weitschati''
Kirejtshuk, 2005 (Priabonian, Baltic amber)
References
Cupedidae
Monotypic Archostemata genera
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